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| A concise and often witty statement of wisdom or opinion, such as “Children should be seen and not heard,” or “People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.” |
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| rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. |
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| a small but fatal weakness |
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| a historical narrative written by a slave, focusing on the conditions of the slave trade |
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-people are capable of great EVIL
-nature holds SUPERNATURAL power
-isolation leads to insanity |
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| characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine |
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| specific words chosen to appeal to emotion |
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| striking metaphor, usually extended |
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-elevate IMAGINATION and EMOTION over reason or rationality
-all people are inherently GOOD
-inspiration is drawn from NATURE |
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| person who brings suit in court |
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| the use of the same consonant ( consonantal alliteration ) or of a vowel, not necessarily the same vowel, at the beginning of each word or each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
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| a preliminary examination of the basic evidence and charges by a magistrate to determine whether criminal procedures, a trial, etc. are justified |
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| testimony under oath given by a witness |
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| an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected |
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| parallel structure in the form of an option |
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| written declaration under oath |
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| a question asked to make people think |
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| temporary adjournment of a trial, hearing or legislative session |
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also called a volta
a change in tone |
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a story that explains a traditional belief
-how the world or parts of it were created
-cultural or societal values/religion
-heroes of a culture |
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-clearly express its meaning-directly stated
-simple diction
-references to everyday objects
-meditation on relationship with God |
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| instrument authorizing an officer to make arrest, search, seize property or carry judgement into execution |
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mimics natural speech
unstressed stressed
5 feet per line
-blank verse (unrhymed) |
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| saying something again and again and again and again :) |
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| offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, willfully gave false evidence |
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| any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, especially on a moral issue |
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| when a poet continues a thought onto the next line of a poem |
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| willful disregard or disrespect for the court |
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| specific type of repitition where the same style of sentence is used |
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| unrhymed iambic pentameter |
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| Speech to the Virginia Convention |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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"The Psalm of Life: What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist"
-live life to its fullest |
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"The First Snow-Fall"
Dead Daughter :(
snow=value and preciousness of his dead daughter
-healing |
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"Thanatopsis"
You will die and the earth will take you back.
Death is inevitable and it's natural. |
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