AP Literature Flashcards
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| 7554233388 | Tragedy | Must have protagonist, mustbfall from power and happiness, often affects everyone, wields cathartic effect because of feeling of relief | 0 | |
| 7554233389 | tragic hero | A protagonist with a tragic flaw which eventually leads to his demise, (hamartia), falls from a high place. Must invoke pity and fear | 1 | |
| 7554233390 | Recognition | Discovery, revelation of some fact not known before, or some person's true identity | 2 | |
| 7554233391 | Reversal | Fall from happiness | 3 | |
| 7554233392 | Catharsis | the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. | 4 | |
| 7554233393 | Dionysus | God of celebration and wine | 5 |