Pre-AP English 1 Exam Terms RHS
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| 45447729 | in medias res | beginning in the middle of the action (in the middle of things) | |
| 45447730 | narrative | a story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama | |
| 45447731 | hubris | excessive pride | |
| 45447732 | hamartia | the tragic flaw that leads to the tragic hero's downfall | |
| 45447733 | catharsis | the release of emotion (pity and fear) from the audience's perspective | |
| 45447734 | free verse | poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern, or meter | |
| 45447735 | assonace | repitition of vowel sounds | |
| 45447736 | juxtapostion | the placement of constrasting ideas side by side | |
| 45447737 | hyperbole | exaggeration | |
| 45447738 | imagery | words that appeal to the 5 senses | |
| 45447739 | analogy | makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unlike | |
| 45447740 | parallelism | sentence structure for effect | |
| 45447741 | antithesis | placement of direct opposites | |
| 45447742 | thymeli | altar | |
| 45447743 | peraktoi | triangular revolve for scenery | |
| 45447744 | parados | an entrance behind the scence and the seats (singular of paradoi) | |
| 45447745 | stasimon | a choral ode that reflects on the things said | |
| 45447746 | ekkiklema | "2 machines"; revolves to show death | |
| 45447747 | paradoi | the 2 entrances behind the scence and the seats | |
| 45447748 | dionysis | the god of wine and fertility that tragedies were preformed for | |
| 45447749 | orchestra | the circular area in front of the scence facing the audience | |
| 45447750 | skene | the stage | |
| 45447751 | episode | when the characters and chorus talk | |
| 45447752 | exodus | the final scence | |
| 45447753 | deus ex machina | a contribed ending that didn't come naturally (ex: the gods resolved a problem) |