文學導讀 week 6

hypo- under

1. hy·po·bar·ic  [hahy-puh-bar-ik]
adjective Medicine/Medical .
(of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (  def 1 ) .

2. hy·po·hi·dro·sis  [hahy-poh-hi-droh-sis, -hahy-]
noun Pathology .
abnormally diminished sweating.

3. hy·pot·e·nuse  [hahy-pot-n-oos, -yoos]
noun Geometry .
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

A hypodermic needle 

is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject substances into the body or extract fluids from it.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ode to the West Wind 
"If winter comes, can spring far behind?"

dramatic monologue

M.H. Abrams notes the following three features of the dramatic monologue as it applies to poetry:

A single person, who is patently not the poet, utters the speech that makes up the whole of the poem, in a specific situation at a critical moment .

This person addresses and interacts with one or more other people; but we know of the auditors' presence, and what they say and do, only from clues in the discourse of the single speaker.

The main principle controlling the poet's choice and formulation of what the lyric speaker says is to reveal to the reader, in a way that enhances its interest, the speaker's temperament and character.

dramatic irony
 in literature, a plot device in which the audience’s or reader’s knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters.

文學導讀 week 5

democracy                   bureaucracy           theocracy
            ↓                         ↓                          ↓
govern manage             局處                     god

A person without a believing in god- Atheist

 "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." - Wilhelm Stekel. 

What it means, in my opinion, is that an immature man wants to be seen as a hero, even if it means dying, whereas a mature man is content to live and work for a cause, even though it means not being seen as a hero. 

The reader trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zykpR5fDM0

Antebellum

or ante-bellum may refer to any pre-war period, but usually refers to:

Worldwide

The period before World War I

文學導讀 week 4

Initiation
 is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society.

Magni - big

mag·ni·fy  [mag-nuh-fahy] 
verb (used with object), mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing.
1.
to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
2.
to make greater in actual size; enlarge: to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco.
3.
to cause to seem greater or more important; attribute too much importance to; exaggerate: to magnify one's difficulties.
4.
to make more exciting; intensify; dramatize; heighten: The playwright magnified the conflict to get her point across.
5.

Archaic. to extol; praise: to magnify the Lord.

Odour 臭味
noun

1.

the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.

2.

a sensation perceived by the sense of smell; scent.

3.

an agreeable scent; fragrance.

pen·e·trate  [pen-i-treyt]  穿透

verb (used with object), pen·e·trat·ed, pen·e·trat·ing.

1.

to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.

2.

to enter the interior of: to penetrate a forest.

3.

to enter and diffuse itself through; permeate.

4.

to arrive at the truth or meaning of; understand; comprehend: to penetrate a mystery.

5.

to obtain a share of (a market): to penetrate the Canadian coffee market.

itis- 發炎

Gastritis

 is inflammation of the lining of the stomach and has many possible causes.

Sinusitis

 or rhinosinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. 

Synecdoche- one stands for rest of all.

Elizabeth

male- bad

bene- good

Stephen Foster

Stephen Collins Foster known as the "father of American music", was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor and minstrel music.

You are silly. 你好三八

文學導讀 week 3

Condolences 

are an expression of sympathy to someone who is experiencing pain arising from death, deep mental anguish, or misfortune.

irony- dramatic

          situational

          verbal

          cosmic

July- Julius Caesar

          

Gaius Julius Caesar

The Brave Escape of Edith Wharton: book trailer

Alert, observant, make up story