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Webb English Final
Webb English Final Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archetype | something that serves as the model or pattern for other things of the same kind |
| Barbarian | An alien culture usually believed to be inferior to another culture or people |
| Chivalry | The system, spirit, or custom of medieval knighthood |
| Imperious | Dominant, often domineering |
| Legitimize | Justify |
| Motif | A dominant or central idea |
| Scoundrel | A disreputable person |
| Succor | aid, help |
| Blank Verse | poetry with regular meter, but no rhyme |
| Caesura | audible pause that breaks up a line of verse..usually indicated by punctuation marks |
| Dramatic Monologue | A spoken Verse that gives insight into the feelings/thoughts of the speaker |
| Enjambent | The continuation of movement, without pause or break, from one line of poetry to the next. |
| End-Stopping | each phrase, clause, or sentence ends with each verse. |
| Feminine rhyme | a rhyme that matches two or more syllables, usually at the end of specific lines |
| Free Verse | poetry written without using a strict rhyme scheme or rythm |
| Iambic Pentameter | Iamb (unit of rhythm consisting of one short syllable and one long) Pentameter ( a line of poetry made up of 5 units of rhyme. |
| Masculine Rhyme | is a rhyme on a single stressed syllable at the end of a line of poetry |
| Rhyming Couplets | A pair of lines of verse that have the same meter and rhyme |
| Verse | a single line in a poem based on meter and rhyme |
| Anagnorisis | (tragic recognition or insight) the hero understand the problems he is facing and what as happened |
| Hamartia | (tragic error) a fatal error or simple mistake that leads to the final downfall |
| Hubris | (violent transgression) overstepping boundaries |
| Nemesis | (retribution) the inevetable punishment or cosmic payback for act of hubris |
| Peripateia | (plot reversal) an act of the character that changes his situation from seemingly secure to vulnerable. |
| Lamentation | the act or expression of grief or sorrow |
| Suppliant | expressing a humble or heartfelt appeal to somebody who has the power to grant requests |
| Augury | the act, activity, or prophecy of an augur |
| Revelation | information that is newly disclosed especially surprising or valuable information |
| Oracle | something or someone considered to be a source of knowledge, wisdom, or prophecy |
| Clairvoyant | somebody able to see things beyond the normal range of human vision |
| Prudent | using good judgement to consider consequences and act accordingly |
| Insolence | insulting speech or conduct |
| Descant | an ornamental counterpoint sung above a basic melody |
| Regicide | the killing of a king |
| Indiscretion | lack of tact or good judgement |
| Enquiry | same as inquiry/investigation |
| Perquisites | a benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages. |
| Treasonable | punishable as treason |
| Anarchy | the absence of any formal system of government in a society. A situation in which there is a total lack of organization or control |
| Duplicity | the fact of being dishonest, disceptive, or misleading |
| Parry | to block or deflect the effect of a damaging blow or weapon |
| Tumult | a voilent or noisy commotion |
| Malice | the desire to cause harm to another |
| Accurst | enduring the effect of a curse, horrible or hateful |
| Hearsay | information that is heard form other people |
| Edict | A formal proclamation especially one issued by a government, ruler, authority |
| Maundering | to talk or say something in a vague, rambling or incoherent way |
| Slander | the act of saying something false or malicious that damages somebody’s reputation |
| Goad | long pointed stick used for prodding cattle and other animals. Verb - to provoke or incite somebody into action |
| Malediction | a curse or slander or evil talk about somebody |
| Exuent | A stage direction in which two or more characters leave the stage |
| Helmsman | Someone who steers a ship |
| Sepulcher | A vault in which someone is buried |
| Execrable | of very bad or low quality |
| Parricide | the act of murdering ones parent or close relative |
| Thebes | Oedipus is the King of Thebes |
| Phoebus Apollo | the god of prophecy, sunlight, music and healing |
| Zues | King of Greek Gods |
| Sphynx | a winged creature with a lion’s body and a woman’s head. It strangled all who could not answer its riddle, but killed itself when Oedipus answered correctly. |
| Labdakos | A former King of Thebes, son of Polydoros |
| Polydoros | A Former king of Thebes, Father of Labdakos |
| Kadmos | Founder of Thebes |
| Agenor | Founder fo Thebes, Father of Kadmos |
| Meandas | a woman in the cult of Dionysus, a frenzied woman |
| Artmeis | the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon and twin sister of Apollo. |
| Strophe | The first of a pair of stanzas / movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode. |
| Antistrophe | the second stanza / movement made by a chorus in the opposite direction from the Strophe |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom and warfare, the patron goddess of Athens |
| Furies | Three terrifying snake-haired winged goddesses who mercilessly punished wrongdoing, especially when committed within families. |
| Parnassos | a mountain in Greece north of Corinth, at the base of which lies Delphi. |
| Helios | Greek god of the sun – he drove his golden chariot across the sky from east to west each day |
| Phokis | The place where king Laios was killed |
| Corinth | the city-state where Oedipus spent his childhood |
| Lycean | an ancient city-state, a name for Apollo meaning wolf-god, god of light or god of lycia. |
| Pythian | another name for Apollo from his killing of a serpent, Python, which once lived in the caves of Parnassus. |
| Hermes | the greek messenger of the gods and son of Zeus |
| Pan | the Greek god of nature, pastures, flocks and forests, believed to have a human torso and head, and the hind legs, ears, and horns of a goat. |
| Kyllene | the mythological birthplace of Hermes |
| Kithairon | a mountainn range in Greece |
| Dionysius | The greek god of wine |
| Muses | The nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. The Muses inspired and presided over the different creative arts. |
| Antecedent | all things that came before a major event |
| Chi | personal god |
| Chinua Achebe | Author of things fall apart |
| Colonialism | the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people |
| Egwugwu | a mascarader who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits of the village |
| Missionary | a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work. |
| nso-ani | a religious offence of a kind abhorred by everyone, literally earth's taboo. |
| Okonkwo | man of Umuofia, hard worker, despised laziness, committed suicide due to christians. |
| Queen Victoria | The Queen of England during the time of Things Fall Apart |
| Scramble for Africa | England, France, Netherlands, tried for control of Africa, putting groups into countries. |
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