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Flashcards in Miscellaneous Deck (22)
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1
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Archetype

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Earth mother, fool, scapegoat, hero

2
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Blazon

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Ruby lips, Teeth of Pearl, comparing women to precious objects

3
Q

Burlesque

A

Lowest form of comedy

4
Q

Catharsis

A

Purging of negative emotions

5
Q

Comedy of Manners

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Highest form of comedy

6
Q

Cuckold

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Husband of cheating wife

7
Q

Poets who sang verses

A

Scopes

8
Q

Fable

A

Story told to make an example

9
Q

Fabliaux

A

Animals having human behavior

10
Q

Karma, Boethius

A

Fortune

11
Q

Marian

A

About the Virgin Mary

12
Q

Mini play within play

A

Masque

13
Q

Mystery/Morality play

A

Earliest British dramatic Forms

14
Q

Norman Invasion

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1066

15
Q

Pastoral

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Nature, Sheep, Shepherds, Nymphs

16
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Pun

A

Play on Words

17
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Romance

A

Quest, Hero, Damsel in distress

18
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Scatological Humor

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Uses body parts, functions as humor

19
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Translation

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Uses same alphabet

20
Q

Transliteration

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Moves from one alphabet to another

21
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Unreturned

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Unrequited

22
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Wit

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Intelligence, keen mind