Pre-AP English 1 Exam Terms RHS
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rebelnerdwolf on December 15, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 in medias res | beginning in the middle of the action (in the middle of things) |
| narrative | a story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama |
| hubris | excessive pride |
| hamartia | the tragic flaw that leads to the tragic hero's downfall |
| catharsis | the release of emotion (pity and fear) from the audience's perspective |
| free verse | poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern, or meter |
| assonace | repitition of vowel sounds |
| juxtapostion | the placement of constrasting ideas side by side |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| imagery | words that appeal to the 5 senses |
| analogy | makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unlike |
| parallelism | sentence structure for effect |
| antithesis | placement of direct opposites |
| thymeli | altar |
| peraktoi | triangular revolve for scenery |
| parados | an entrance behind the scence and the seats (singular of paradoi) |
| stasimon | a choral ode that reflects on the things said |
| ekkiklema | "2 machines"; revolves to show death |
| paradoi | the 2 entrances behind the scence and the seats |
| dionysis | the god of wine and fertility that tragedies were preformed for |
| orchestra | the circular area in front of the scence facing the audience |
| skene | the stage |
| episode | when the characters and chorus talk |
| exodus | the final scence |
| deus ex machina | a contribed ending that didn't come naturally (ex: the gods resolved a problem) |
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