Schindler Honors Eng literary terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anthology | a group of written works by various authors |
| collection | group of written works by the same author |
| ethos | it something is proven to be credible and trustworthy, it has good ____ |
| tragedy | a drama that depicts, the call of a person of high rank, the collision of equally justified causes, and the sense that humans are doomed through their own actions |
| odes, chorus | ___ help the audience become involved, models feelings in the play; the ___ acts as a witness/real character in the play |
| conflict | the ___ results from past actions which have determined the shape of present choices and their outcomes, from ignorance/misunderstanding, or from direct imposition of the gods |
| tragic hero | a character, usually of high birth, neither totally good nor totally evil, whose downfall is brought about by some weakness or error in judgment |
| hamartia | a tragic flaw, weakness of character or error in judgment, which causes the downfall of the hero |
| hubris | arrogance or overweening pride which causes the hero's transgression against the gods; usually, the tragic flaw |
| anagnorisis | recognition or discovery on the part of the hero; change from ignorance to knowledge |
| peripeteia | reversal of fortune |
| nemesis | fate that cannot be escaped |
| catharsis | purgation of emotions of pity and fear which leaves the viewer both relieved and elated |
| paradox | a statement that seems to be contradictory but that might be true when considered from a particular perspective |
| equivocation | a statement that lends itself to multiple interpretations, often with the deliberate intent to deceive |
| alliteration | the repeating of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words |
| inversion | verb-subject order |
| apostrophe | a form of personification, where you directly address the "thing" |
| synecdoche | a referral to something by its part/a small part of it |
| litotes | understatements |
| metonymy | object associated to something |
| aphorism | a profound quote/saying that expresses a truth |
| disingenuous | insincere |
| duplicitous | double-minded |
| pretentious | show-off |
| obsequious | weak |
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