| Term | Definition |
|---|
| phallic symbol | anything that is shaped as a penis. Ex: space shuttle. Something created (not finger). |
| penis envy | all women want to be men |
| gauche | (adj.) lacking social graces (nervous when hanging out in social group) |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| Old English | The earliest form of the English language, used up to about AD 1150. Looks like Greek/German (Not recognizable) |
| Middle English | English language from 1100 to 1500, spelt phonic |
| anathema | an object of extreme hate. You don't use this word lightly. Usage: a anathema (not an). Hate on a personal level. |
| flat character | character that doesn't change (static) |
| round character | character that changes over the course. Sometimes better, sometimes worse. (dynamic) |
| utilitarianism | The needs of the many should outweigh the needs of the few. |
| antithesis | (n) exact opposite |
| antithesis | placing of two opposite ideas/images. Dark & light. Explain study about life (explain its beauty, but then introduce the death same way as it describes life). A use of words or phrases that contrast with each other to create a balanced effect. |
| conditional response | response made by anima humans that associates with experiences with some sort simulates. |
| prurient | (adj.) perverse, disgusting |
| lay | a ballet, meant to be song. Poem for singing. |
| assimilation | (n.) process which a person acquires the social or a psychological characteristics of another group. Act of becoming part of something. |
| paramour | n. a lover, especially in a adulterous relationship. Especially one in a relationship with a married person. |
| portmanteau | a new word formed by combining two or three words. (ex. smog: smoke, fog) |
| salad days | (plural n.) time of youthful inexperience |
| perfidy | n. deliberate treachery |
| asyndeton | leaving out conjunctions. The omission of conjunctions in sentence constructions in which they would usually be used. |
| de facto segregation | segregation in fact in practice rather than in law. (Ex. School's lunch cafeteria) |
| paragon | a model for perfection |
| tragedy of circumstance | tragedy in which a character through no fault of his/her own that meets its doom. Through something outside the force, ex. God) |
| persona non grata | A person who is not favored by anyone. |
| succor | n. to provide help to someone in time of need. |
| syntax | word order and sentence structure. (Not word choice) |
| alter ego | n. another one. Usually refers to a close friend. |
| insouciant | adj. uncaring |
| pathetic fallacy | n. human emotion or motivations are given to natural object (like tree). Natural phenomena. (Sort of like personification but focus more on natural) |
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