ENGL121 Study Guide - Final Guide: Scientific Method, Materialism, Satire

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Adaptation: 1the action or process of adapting or being adapted. 2a film, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work. Examples: fall of the house of usher, the little mermaid, the emperors new suit, war of the. Autobiography: an account of a person"s life written by the person themselves. Chapbook: 1 a small pamphlet containing tales, ballads, or tracts, sold by pedlars. 2 book that have existed since the beginning of print; keep presses popular and produced at an enormous rate. Examples: the history of jack the giant slayer, the life of richard turpin. Elegy: a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. Examples: woman on the field of battle. Ekphrasis: meditating on the art of the past. A poem references or writes about an art piece; the poet engages and meditates with it. Essay: 1comes from the french word assay which means to try, or a testing of an idea.

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