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English literature terminology
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- 1Abstract ExpressionismA form of art in which the artist expresses himself purely through the use of form and colour. It is non-representational, or non-objective, art, which means that there are no concrete objects represented
- 2AestheticismThe doctrine that aesthetic values - judgements about beauty - are the most important in assessing a work of art, and that art is an end in itself and does not require a religious, moral, or didactic purpose.
- 3AlliterationIn poetry: the repetition of sounds in closely associated words. The term is usually applied to the repetition of consonants, particularly when they are the first letter of the words, but can apply to any stressed consonants.
- 4AssonanceIn poetry: a repetition of similar vowel sounds in words of close proximity, particularly in stressed syllables. A form of imperfect rhyme, where the vowels rhyme but not the consonants. e.g. know - home - goat - go.
- 5ConstativeThe use of language to indicate a state of affairs which exists, in contrast to language used ‘performatively’ - to initiate an action.
- 6OnomatopoeiaIn poetry: a word whose sound resembles the sound to which it refers, or whose sound suggests the sound of something associated with its meaning. e.g. buzz, splash.
- 7abstractA piece of writing summarized, sometimes at the beginning of an essay. Alternatively the word can refer to language that describes unusual imagery.
- 8accentAnother word for stress, particularly in a line of verse, or a recognizable way of pronouncing words, often relating to class, caste, ethnic group, or geographic region.
- 9http://www.itseducation.asia/english-literature/a.htmhttp://www.itseducation.asia/english-literature/a.htm
- 10Metaphorf
- 11Similew
- 12HyperboleHJ
- 13Personificatione
- 14Octet8 lines
- 15Sestet6 lines
- 16Volta9 lines
- 17rhyme scheme?
- 18Unrequited loveLove that isn't returned
- 19Quatrain?
- 20Coupletss
- 21Iambic pendameterd
- 22Ambuiguitysd d
- 23types of love e.g. platonic, agape, eros...f
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