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Pre-AP English 1 Exam Terms RHS

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45447729in medias resbeginning in the middle of the action (in the middle of things)
45447730narrativea story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama
45447731hubrisexcessive pride
45447732hamartiathe tragic flaw that leads to the tragic hero's downfall
45447733catharsisthe release of emotion (pity and fear) from the audience's perspective
45447734free versepoetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern, or meter
45447735assonacerepitition of vowel sounds
45447736juxtapostionthe placement of constrasting ideas side by side
45447737hyperboleexaggeration
45447738imagerywords that appeal to the 5 senses
45447739analogymakes a comparison between 2 or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unlike
45447740parallelismsentence structure for effect
45447741antithesisplacement of direct opposites
45447742thymelialtar
45447743peraktoitriangular revolve for scenery
45447744paradosan entrance behind the scence and the seats (singular of paradoi)
45447745stasimona choral ode that reflects on the things said
45447746ekkiklema"2 machines"; revolves to show death
45447747paradoithe 2 entrances behind the scence and the seats
45447748dionysisthe god of wine and fertility that tragedies were preformed for
45447749orchestrathe circular area in front of the scence facing the audience
45447750skenethe stage
45447751episodewhen the characters and chorus talk
45447752exodusthe final scence
45447753deus ex machinaa contribed ending that didn't come naturally (ex: the gods resolved a problem)

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