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English 1022E Lecture Notes - Caesura, Hubris, Aeneid

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6 Nov 2012

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Frame tale: refers to the tale-telling contest proposed by the host, harry bailley, outlined in the general. 771 ff. ) and furthered in the links or transitional passages between some of the tales (i. e. the prologue to the miller"s tale): there are multiple frames of reference operating within the ct, 1. Estates satire: an analysis of society in terms of its hierarchy. Each class or profession is described to show how it fails the ideal, implying a moral judgment. Mise en abyme: literally meaning, placing into infinity, mise en abyme refers to the reproduction of a smaller image within the larger image. For example, a play about staging a play; a novel about novels; or a sonnet about writing sonnets are all examples of metafiction! Blazon: this is a section of a medieval romance or sonnet in which the poet describes a woman"s body by comparing parts of it with other objects.

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Elements of Gothic Fiction

1- Settings that often include large, drafty old houses that have "been in the family for years"

2- An atmosphere of mystery and suspense that is enhanced by a plot containing secrets

3- A ghostly legend, an unexplainable occurrence, or a story about a horrible death or murder

4- Omens, foreshadowing, and dreams (bad dreams about something bad that is going to happen) play a role in the mysterious air of the. story

5. Highly charged emotional states like: terror, the brink of insanity, anger, impending doom, and obsessive love

6. Supernatural events: ghosts, unexplained sounds, etc.

7- Damsels in distress are frequent (sometimes to be rescued; sometimes not to be rescued)

8- Words designed to evoke images of gloom and doom. (The good gothic writer can make you) picture the scary scene he is trying to create in your mind.)

9. The death of a man or woman in the throes of some great passion, the obsessive nature of a man or woman in love, of excessive grief one feels upon the loss of a loved one.

Which element of American Romanticism did the Transcendentalist and the Gothic writers have in common?

Elements of Gothic Fiction

1- Settings that often include large, drafty old houses that have "been in the family for years"

2- An atmosphere of mystery and suspense that is enhanced by a plot containing secrets

3- A ghostly legend, an unexplainable occurrence, or a story about a horrible death or murder

4- Omens, foreshadowing, and dreams (bad dreams about something bad that is going to happen) play a role in the mysterious air of the. story

5- Highly charged emotional states like: terror, the brink of insanity, anger, impending doom, and obsessive love

6- Supernatural events: ghosts, unexplained sounds, etc.

7- Damsels in distress are frequent (sometimes to be rescued; sometimes not to be rescued)

8- Words designed to evoke images of gloom and doom. (The good gothic writer can make you) picture the scary scene he is trying to create in your mind.)

9- The death of a man or woman in the throes of some great passion, the obsessive nature of a man or woman in love, or excessive grief one\} feels upon the loss of a loved one

American Gothic writers are sometimes referred to as "Brooding Romantics" or "Anti-transcendentalists" because, unlike the optimism of the Transcendentalist writers, they

A. had poor health and were always depressed.

B. explored the human capacity for evil.

C wrote about the good and bad aspects of nature.

Shifts in verb tense occur when a writer uses more than one verb tense in a sentence.

- Shifts in verb tense are appropriate if they describe actions that take place in different time frames.

- Shifts are inappropriate if they describe actions that take place in the same time frame-either past, present, or future.

Using Correct Verb Tense

Write A if the verb tense shift is appropriate.

Write I if it is inappropriate.

1. Juan improved his grades, but he still multiplies incorrectly. __________

2. The coach will determine each runner's start time after she instructed us to line up at the starting block. __________

3. After the carpenter measures the wood, he will begin cutting it. __________

4. He stared at the odd-looking dog, laughed out loud, and then feeds it a scrap of meat. __________

5. The politician will campaign in New York after she stops for a rally in Pennsylvania. __________

Rewrite each sentence so that it contains an appropriate shift in verb tense.

6. After she visits the museum and stops for lunch, she shopped for a new hat. __________

7. Before the crowd squeezes into the small concert hall, they lined up outside. __________

8. At the end of the party, Amelia's parents will surprise her with a used car that they fix up like new. __________

Using Correct Verb Tense (Continued)

9. It stuns the audience when the actors started throwing objects at them in the last act. __________

10. After the rabbit vanished, the magician will pull it out of a hat. __________