1. 書名號 Guillemet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillemet

 

2. slay=murder

 

3.homeric simile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_simile

 

4.My love is like a Red, Red Rose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Nz7TukZD0

 

5. lass 蘇格蘭方言

ps. Dog Lassie is female

 

6. simile [ˋsɪmə͵lɪ] 明喻

   invocation [͵ɪnvəˋkeʃən] 祈願

   voc= to call , invoc=喚起

 

7. foreshadowing / flashback

 

8. evoke [ɪˋvok] 喚起

   invoke [ɪnˋvok] 祈求

 

9. River styx 冥河

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Styx

charon 在通往冥府的河(Styx)上渡亡靈...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon

 

10.pyre 火葬

Traditionally, pyres are used for the cremation of the deceased in the Hindu and Sikh religions, a practice which dates back several thousands of years.[1] Funeral pyres were also used in Viking culture, typically on floating boats, as well as by the Romans.

 

11.cocky [ˋkɑkɪ] 驕傲的

 

12. penelope suitors

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suitors_of_Penelope