Pre-Ap English Midterm
so these are all the definable terms, but make sure you also know things like what happened in the Iliad, Antigone, twelfth night, gilgamesh, and the Oedipus story. Also review the 'words derived from Greek' packet.
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| the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. | ||
| incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs | ||
| a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity | ||
| extreme exaggeration | ||
| a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part | ||
| address to an absent or imaginary person | ||
| language that appeals to the senses | ||
| a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | ||
| the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author | ||
| the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device | ||
| comparison using like or as | ||
| the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. | ||
| the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | ||
| any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality | ||
| a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) | ||
| The person telling the story is asking for help form the Muses to tell the story well and correctly | ||
| a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | ||
| excessive pride | ||
| a piece of writing that begins in the middle of the action | ||
| a release of emotional tension | ||
| character who has a error of judgement or fatal flaw | ||
| when the tragic hero recognizes his or her tragic fall | ||
| a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances | ||
| Leader of the chorus | ||
| a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) | ||
| a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) | ||
| area paved with stones, where the actors and chorus preformed | ||
| an alter for Dionysis, in the center of the orchestra | ||
| rectangular building, changing rooms for actors and prop storage | ||
| entrance used by the chorus | ||
| emotional appeal | ||
| an appeal based on logic or reason | ||
| an appeal based on the character/reputation/ credibility of the speaker. | ||
| an expression of concern of the feelings of those who may disagree with the writers position | ||
| deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises | ||
| repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses | ||
| use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse | ||
| any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | ||
| a humorous play on words | ||
| a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work | ||
| double meaning | ||
| severe, harsh, cruel | ||
| lack of moderation | ||
| when general reasoning leads to a specific conclusion | ||
| a hero, a place to go, a stated reason to go, challenges along the way, a real reason to go that always leads to self knowledge | ||
| pass down from one generation to another by word of mouth | ||
| an imitation of a serious action, which will arouse pity and fear in the viewer | ||
| a tragic flaw which causes the downfall of the hero | ||
| fate that cannot be escaped | ||
| being easily excited |