Learning Language Arts Through Literature Lesson 6 – 10

The technique to arouse emotion that exceeds the normal, usually in sympathy, sorrow, etc...

The emphasis on the spiritual and the emotional.

Derived from the belief that people are born with a natural inclination to be good; therefore we are naturally inclined toward God.

A un-rhymed iambic pentameter.

Fourteen lines that can be categorized by rhyme schemes.

Or known as a "Classical", a rhyme scheme of abbaabba in the octave (the first 8 lines), and either cdcdcd or cdecde in the sestet (the last six lines).

A stanza or poem of four lines, usually with alternate rhymes.

A monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess.

A thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.

Elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry.

Fond attachment, devotion, or love.

Of the nature of the physical body; bodily.

A descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.

To undergo or feel pain or distress:

To impose penance on (a sinner).

A crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.

The Kirk, the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), as distinguished from the Church of England or the Scottish Episcopal Church.