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Question		Answer
Alliteration definition start learning		repeating the same sound, usually a consonant, at the beginning of words or in accented syllables, gives this story a more poetic sound
kenning start learning		Double metaphor, Picture names that show the subject in a new light
kenning examples start learning		sea - sail road, salt-streams (prąd), swan-road
Exaggeration start learning		device to make a work more interesting, entertaining, and dramatic
allegory start learning		figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events
pageant wagon start learning		a movable stage or wagon used to accomodate a mystery or miracle play cycles
petrarchan sonnet start learning		originated in Italy, 14 lines - 4, 4, 3, 3; Petrarcha established a sonnet as one of the major poetic forms: love poems, wrote Canzoniere
shakespearian sonnet start learning		poem consisting of 14 lines divided into 3 quatrains and one heroic couplet, written in iambic pentameter
mansions start learning		also called House, Individual mansions represented different locales in biblical stories and in scenes from the life of Christ as performed in churches
Spenserian stanza start learning		verse form that consists of eight iambic pentameter lines and one heroic couplet
Iambic pentametre start learning		The most common meter in English verse. It consists of a line ten syllables long that is accented on every second beat
Blank verse start learning		verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameters. (William Shakespeare)
Malapropism start learning		- the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context
Anglo-Saxon period start learning		use of blank verses, caesura, kenning, alliteration
Beowulf start learning		novel describes the historical events based on facts during that time and also various images of the traditions of the Anglo Saxons, existence of the pagan and christian traditions
norman influence on versification start learning		the same length and fixed number of syllables was important rather than stresses in the line, end rhyme started to be used
a brief description of the Old English language start learning		it is West Germanic language and is closely related to Old Frisian and Old Saxon. It also experienced heavy influence from Old Norse
a brief description of the Middle English language start learning		spoken in England from about 1100 to 1500, Five major dialects: Northern, East Midlands, West Midlands, Southern, and Kentish
Characterize meadieval drama start learning		Heaven and hell were shown at opposite ends in a production, - Plays had a basic aim of enforcing the church's beliefs on the people, Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays
Mystery plays start learning		Biblical plays
Miracle plays start learning		saints’ lives
Morality plays start learning		allegories
Liturgical tropes (przenośnia) start learning		gospel dramatizations (adaptacja)
Interludes (interludium, krótki fragment orkiestrowy) and farces (humorystyczne dzieło teatralne) start learning		secular (świeckie) plays
Folk plays: start learning		pagan and folklore element
forms of plays start learning		Performances by itinerant entertainers, Liturgical tropes: gospel dramatizations, Mystery plays: Biblical plays, Miracle plays: saints’ lives, Morality plays: allegories, Interludes and farces: secular plays, Folk plays: pagan and folklore elements
the English Literary Renaissance start learning		4 subsets: the Elizabethan Age, the Jacobean Age, the Caroline Age, the Commonwealth Period
the Elizabethan Age start learning		great flourishing of literature, especially dramat and lyric poetry
lyric poetry start learning		sonnet; popular among the upper classes, often published, dominant form, support poets by aristocracy
Elizabethan Drama start learning		heroic themes (motyw), centering on a great personality who is destroyed by his own passion and ambition, satirized the fops and gallants of society
William Shakespeare life start learning		Shakespeare's life revolved around two locations: Stratford and London. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford, but he worked in London, the center of English theater.
William Shakespeare comedies start learning		17 comedies: The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing.
William Shakespeare influence on the English language start learning		standardization of grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Shakespeare introduced 1,700 original words into the language, many of which we still use (despite significant changes to the language since Shakespeare's time)
How to translate Shakespearian humour start learning		1. Mistaken Identity (błędna tożsamość) and/or Misconceptions.(nieporozumienie) 2. Reason versus Emotion 3. Fate and the Fantastical (fantastyczność, fatum) 4. Idyllic Settings (sielankowe) 5. Separation and Reconciliation (pogodzenie 6. Happy Endings
the characteristics of the Metaphysical Poetry start learning		-illustrate and develop ideas in a detailed and over-complex way, often with an effect of a shock or surprise -take unusual images from all fields of knowledge: history, geography, astronomy, alchemy, matehematics,
the characteristics of the Metaphysical Poetry start learning		love both as physical and platonic, -show a philosophical relationship among the creator, his creation and its surrounding.
Early and Mature Enlightenment, words of wisdom start learning		"Dare to know! Have courage to use your own reason!" - Immanuel Kant, „a chaos of clear ideas.”
the Enlightenment short summary start learning		European intellectual movement of the 17th–18th century, use and celebration of reason, a worldview that inspired revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics, devalues local 'prejudices' and customs
merchant of venice start learning		kupiec z Wenecji
prejudices start learning		uprzedzenia
subset start learning		podzbiór
in a over complex way start learning		w nadmiernie złożony sposób
fixed start learning		stały
ludicrously start learning		absurdalnie
different locales start learning		różne sceny
accented on every second beat start learning		akcentowane na drugie uderzenie
revolutionary development start learning		rewolucyjny rozwój
devalue start learning		obniżać wartość
Reconciliation start learning		pogodzenie
itinerant entertainers start learning		wędrowny artysta
Mistaken Identity start learning		błędna tożsamość
fops and gallants start learning		eleganciki i panowie
William Shakespeare history plays start learning		10 history plays are Henry V and Richard III
William Shakespeare tragedies start learning		Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth
William Shakespeare poems and sonnets start learning		4 poems, and a famous collection of Sonnets which was first published in 1609
the song of beowulf start learning		Scandinavian hero Beowulf, WHO vanquished the monster Grendel and grendel's mother, after killed a dragon. Belongs to Germanic heroic tradition, a distinct Christian influence
figure of speech start learning		metafora

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