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| 266715787 | Anaphora | The repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences, commonly in conjunction with climax and with parallelism. | |
| 266715788 | Alliteration | the recurrence of initial consonant sounds. | |
| 266715789 | Apostrophe | Interrupts the discussion or discourse and addresses directly a person or personified thing either present or absent. | |
| 266715790 | Synecdoche | A type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole or the whole for a part. | |
| 266715791 | Personification | Metaphorically represents an animal or inanimate object as having human attributes. | |
| 266715792 | Hyperbole | Deliberately exaggerates conditions for emphasis or effect. | |
| 266715793 | Allusion | A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, event, literary work, myth , or work of art, either directly or by implication. | |
| 266715794 | Symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea. | |
| 266715795 | Irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | |
| 266715796 | metaphor | comparison not using like or as | |
| 266715797 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | |
| 266715798 | tone | The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience. It may be serious, humorous, sarcastic, indignant, etc. | |
| 266715799 | Repetition | the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device | |
| 266715800 | Simile | comparison using like or as | |
| 266715801 | Foreshadowing | The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action | |
| 266715802 | epithet | a term used to point out a characteristic of a person. ("swift-footed Achilles"). | |
| 266715803 | epic | a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | |
| 266715804 | hubris | excessive pride | |
| 266715805 | in media res | in or into the middle of a sequence of events as in a literary narrative | |
| 266715806 | catharsis | Purgation of emotions of pity and fear, which leaves the viewer both relaxed and elated | |
| 266715807 | Tragic Hero | A character, usually of high birth, neither totally good nor totally evil, whose downfall is brought about by some weakness or error in judgement. | |
| 266715808 | arête | The highest virtue in Homeric society; the manliness, courage, and excellence that equipped a hero to acquire and defend honor | |
| 266715809 | hamartîa | A tragic error, weakness of character or error in judgement, which causes the downfall of the hero | |
| 266715810 | anagnorisis | Recognition or discovery on the part of the hero; change from ignorance to knowledge. | |
| 266715811 | peripeteia | Reversal of fortune. Reversal of circomstances or turning point. | |
| 266715812 | Choragus | leader of the chorus | |
| 266715813 | chorus | They sang, danced, and played music during interludes between dialogues. They embodied moral ideas of society and admonished characters against breaking these moral laws. They also announced entrances and exits of characters; foreshadowed events in the action | |
| 266715814 | paean | Song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph. | |
| 266715815 | dithyramb | Competition of ten 50-member choruses in a four day extravaganza held every March in 5th century B.C | |
| 266715816 | deus ex machina | A device used at the end where the gods intervene or resolve the plot. | |
| 266715817 | pathos | Emotional appeals used in argumentation | |
| 266715818 | ethos | ethical appeals (appeals to credibility) used in argumentation | |
| 266715819 | logos | Logical appeals used in argumentation | |
| 266715820 | concession | the acknowledgment, often grudging or hesitant, of an opposing viewpoint in an argument | |
| 266715821 | counterargument | an argument offered in opposition to another argument | |
| 266715822 | syllogism | a form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise | |
| 266715823 | Antithesis | a direct opposite, a contrast | |
| 266715824 | refutation | any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | |
| 266715825 | double entrendre | A kind of pun in which a word or phrase has a second, usually sexual meaning. | |
| 266715826 | pun | A literary device that achieves humor or emphasis by playing on ambiguities. Two distinct meanings are suggested either by the same word or by two similar-sounding words. | |
| 266715827 | malapropism | Occurs when a character mistakenly uses a word that he or she has confused with another word. | |
| 266715828 | motif | A recurring theme, idea, image, object, color, ect. that is found in a piece of literature. | |
| 281000373 | Orchestra | the area between the stage platform and the theatron where actors and chorus performed. | |
| 281000374 | Theatron | A "viewing place" from which the Greeks watched the plays | |
| 281000375 | Altar | where processional passed to honor Dionysus. Greek plays took on deep religious significance. | |
| 281000376 | Paraskina | A projecting side wing of the skene was not present in most Greek theaters until after 300 B.C | |
| 281000377 | Skene | Stage house, which provided dressing areas for the players. | |
| 281000378 | Proskenion | Wooden sets attached to the skene provided background for the action of the play. | |
| 281000379 | Three Doors | Located in the skene: actors entered and exited by this. | |
| 281000380 | Scenery | Used to suggest rather than represent reality. | |
| 281000381 | Parados | A corridor for passing of chorus to the orchestra |
