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Sams ENGLISH EXAM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tragedy. | An event that a character experiences that signifies his/her downfall. |
| Tragic Hero. | The main character in a Greek play that has a long, rough journey and becomes a hero. This is a person of power or wealth. |
| Tragic flaw. | The trait in a character that brings his/her to great sorrow or loss. |
| Epic. | A long, detailed poem that has a plot and is written in heightened language. |
| Epic hero. | The protagonist in an epic poem that goes on many adventures and changes. |
| Homeric simile. | A detailed comparison that has many long and complicated lines. |
| Prologue. | The introduction to a play. |
| Hubris. | Excessive pride. |
| Pun. | A clever play of words that imply a double meaning to the phrase. |
| Personification. | Giving something nonhuman human characteristics. |
| Allusion. | A reference to a person or thing outside of the story or play. |
| Metaphor. | Calling a person or object something that it's not in order to symbolize their comparisons. |
| Simile. | A comparison using like or as. |
| Foil. | Someone or something that prevents a character from doing something considered to be undesirable. |
| Dramatic irony. | When the audience of a work knows something that the characters do not. |
| Monologue. | A long speech made by a character by themselves. |
| Soliloquy. | A character speaking their thoughts aloud no matter who can hear. |
| Aside. | When the character speaks and it is intended for the audience to hear and not the other characters. (i.e: the characters step ASIDE) |
| Iambic pentameter. | The rhythm that the poem is read at, used to DRAW ATTENTION to that phrase. |
| Theme. | The lesson or subject of the work. |
| Foreshadowing. | Hinting at what is to come during the story. |
| Summarizing. | Giving a brief statement that gets to the point. |
| Paraphrasing. | Taking a line or quote from a work and putting it into your own words. |
| What purpose did mythology serve for the Greeks? | Gave them a sense of stability and a history, as well as an explanation to the things that they did not know. |
| What are the traits of an epic hero? | Larger than life characters, usually supernatural or have traits that regular humans do not have, such as strength, wealth, or power. |
| What are the traits of a tragic hero? | A person of great power who suffer through hardship caused by their tragic flaw. |
| What was Odyssyus's main motivation? | Getting back home to Ithica for his wife and son and general home life. |
| What did Odysseus's journey teach the Greek people? | It taught them how the Gods could help or hurt people, that determination can get you anywhere, etc. |
| What genre is The Odyssey? | Epic poem. |
| What genre is Antigone? | Tragedy. |
| How did Antigone defy Creon's decree? | By burying Polyneices. |
| Why did Creon decree that Polyneices shouldn't be buried? | Because he had killed his brother. |
| What period dis Shakespeare work and live in? | The late 1500s-early 1600s. |
| Who was allowed to perform in Shakespeare's time period? | Exclusively men. |
| What was the Globe theater like and how were plays performed? | It was larch and circular and plays were performed in front of a large audience on three sides. |
| How is Maercutio a foil to Romeo? | He causes Romeo to avenge him and kill Tybalt which is the turning point of a play from a comedy-to-a tragedy. |
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