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| allegory | events, characters, and setting possess both a literal and symbolic meaning |
| allusion | a reference to a historical,biblical, or mythological event which conveys an entire background of information |
| conceit | a startling metaphor or other figure of speech; a surprising intellectual comparion made between two different things |
| diction | word choice an author makes |
| iamb | an unstressed syllable followed by an accented syllable U/ |
| images | words that appeal to the five senses |
| metaphor | a comparison between two different things, saying one thing is the other |
| meter | a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables which create rhythm |
| narrative | it tells a story; a tale |
| parable | a brief story drawn from every day life that is used to teach a lesson |
| paradox | a statement that seems to contradict itself |
| Plain Style | writing characterized as being strong, simple, logical, without adornments such as ornate figures of speech or witty plays on words |
| pun | play on words |
| satire | literature that mocks or ridicules, that exposes a weakness or fault in people, society, or institutions |
| tone | an attitude toward the material or subject |
| covenant theology | the religious doctrine that God has made a pact or promise to mankind, such as to Abraham and his descendants |
| elect | those who are predetermined to go to heaven |
| Great Awakening | a spiritual revival in the 1730s marked by waves of conversions that spread from congregation to congregation |
| irresistible grace | the idea that you can't lose what God has given; no one may neither lose nor win grace by one's own acts |
| John Calvin | theologian who developed much of Puritan doctrine |
| limited atonement | Jesus' sacrifice earned salvation or grace for mankind, but only for the elect |
| Martin Luther | a German monk who advocated that all people should read the Bible first hand |
| predestination | the philosophy that God has determined all events; those bound for heaven and hell have already been selected |
| priesthood of all believers | everyone has the right to interpret the Bible first hand, demystifyng the clergy |
| Puritans | these wanted to purify the Church of England and still retained the perks of membership |
| Separatists | these totally broke off connections to the Church of England and fared poorly because of the lack of support |
| Total Depravity | the idea that man is born corrupt and prone to evil because of Original Sin |
| John Smith | a soldier of fortune, propagandist, who portrayed America as the land of bounty; he helped found Jamestown |
