Western literature note week 13

ü  ad- means 往前走一步 forward, for  For example: advent

ü  上課筆記，圖文並茂，編排清晰

ü  英語一甲 朱政達 西概筆記 開一個專欄 網頁____________________

ü  Marshmallow 棉花糖

ü  Presbyterian 長老教會

ü  baptism 受洗

ü  the original sin 原罪

ü  the second coming 重生

ü  the book of revelation 啟示錄

ü  Catholic, protestant, Protestant

ü  falcon related to death

ü  futile means in vain

ü  it's the most wonderful time of the year

ü  End rhyme is a rhyme in the final syllable(s) of a verse.

ü  The New Testament identifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus.

ü  Sex strike means leaving the men without sex, making them starved into submission.

ü  Iambic pentameter is a type of metrical line in traditional poetry and verse drama. It describes the rhythm of the words, which is called "feet" on behalf of syllables. The word "trapeze" is an example of an iambic pair of syllables.

ü  Free verse is an open form of poetry. It tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech. Free verse displays some elements of form. For example: Donald Hall goes as far as to say that "the form of free verse is as binding and as liberating as the form of a poetry.

ü  A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. For example: Clerihew: "A,A,B,B"

ü  Deus ex machina is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly resolved by the unexpected new event, character, ability or object, bringing the tale to a happy ending, or as a comedic device. An example is Euripides' Medea, a dragon-drawn chariot sent by the sun god conveying Medea, who has just committed murder, away from her husband Jason to the safety.

ü  A chorus is a musical ensemble of singers, who perform in one or many locations such as a church, opera house, or school hall. For example, some American Protestant groups perform in Eastern Orthodox churches.