AP Literature Flashcards

3122890980	catharsis	terror and pity that tragedy produces to cleanse audience	0
3122892373	hamartia	hero's tragic flaw	1
3122892374	hubris	human pride; almost always the hamartia in a tragic hero	2
3122903828	mimesis	imitation of life	3
3122905467	tragedy	deals with emotional matters; an imitation of life through the actions of men that evoke feelings of pity and terror because the audience finds them relatable; the end result is important bc you gain knowledge	4
3122919385	manners	how a character acts; characterizes a person (your actions define who you are)	5
3122923424	sentiments	what a character says; characterizes a person	6
3122927365	fable	plot	7
3122933479	revolutions	a needed action that changes the course of the plot; turning point that leads to the contrary	8
3122937084	magnitude	necessary end element of tragedy which declares that in order for something to be a tragedy, it has to mean something or carry weight; there's something to be learned/you can get something out of it	9
3122946933	beginning	doesn't need anything before it, but needs something after it	10
3122953384	middle	requires action to precede and follow it	11
3122953385	end	requires previous explanation, but nothing to follow it	12
3122956114	tragic hero	a character that evokes pity or terror; could also evoke passion	13
3122959109	complication	events prior to the plot and the events that are the rest of the action before the plot takes a turn (all actions leading to the main revolution)	14
3122965970	development	the actions when the plot takes a turn and all the events after until the end. (actions post-main revolution)	15
3122971511	epic imitation	a narrative that includes multiple simultaneous incidents/events (something that doesn't occur in a tragedy); differs from tragedy in length and meter	16