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10 Cards in this Set
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stifled
"a stifled upbringing" p. 38 |
definition: stopped or held back, as in a stifled yawn
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confessional
"confessional poetry" p. 37 |
definition: to admit to or disclose something; to tell the truth
con = together; fess = admit own sentence/new context: |
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plaster doll
p. 43 |
definition: an old-fashioned kind of doll with no (cut out) eyes; it was made of plaster and broke easily
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puritanical
"a puritanical upbringing" p. 39 |
definition: like a puritan; American and English protestants with a reputation for strictness and being judgmental
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ancestor
p. 38 |
definition: a relative or kinsperson who lived and died during an earlier period
an = ante= before; ces = to go (a person who "went" before one was born) own sentence/new context: |
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divulge
"The intimate details divulged in Sexton's poetry..." p. 44 |
definition: revealed, told,
meaning parts: vulg = common people (to tell to everyone, to the common people) own sentence/new context: |
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counterfeit
p. 43 |
definition: fake
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pose
p. 45 |
definition: to sit or stay still while someone takes or paints a picture
pos = place or position (to place or position oneself in a certain way for a photograph or painting own sentence/new context |
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contemporary
"a contemporary artist" p. 45 |
definition: modern, living at the same time that the reader or listener also lives
con = together; temp = time (living at the same time) own sentence/new context |
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deviating
"deviating from the usual form or content" p. 37 |
definition: to move away from, go a different way
meaning parts: de = down or away; via = way or road (to go a different way that takes one away from the usual path) |
