English II Pre-AP mid-term review for Ms.Hamlin

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