ENGL 100 Study Guide - The Chimney Sweeper, Chimney Sweep, Lyric Poetry
20 Aug 2013
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Definition: literary form, kind/type of literature with a distinguished character that can be classified. Example: formal verse satire, address a certain point/folly of the human condition. This poem shows this through the mocking of trivial events and vanity of high society and the irrelevancy of social decorum. Definition: physical/visual object that emphasizes an idea/theme, contain a particular meaning. Definition: symbolic narrative, applies symbolism in a fixed structure that is deployed in a consistent manner. The journey is a typical form of allegory. Example: stair is a symbol of life s journey; sometimes hard and painful covered in tacks and splinters. Sometimes we must go without, bare. we must persevere, Definition: passing reference within one work to another work or historical event/person, not explained in order to fluff the reader s sense of pride in understanding the reference. Example: mockery of cicero, inclusion of well-known phrases and figures (seneca, plutarch,
