Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Year 9 English > Cre vocab 1 > Flashcards

Cre vocab 1 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
Q

Tragedy

A

An event causing suffering

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Tragic hero

A

Main character who experiences a tragic downfall

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Dichotomy of good and evil

A

Evil is bad and good must prevail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Hamartia

A

Fatal flaw

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Fate and fortune

A

Something that is bound to happen + riches / happiness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Greed

A

Selfish desire for something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Revenge

A

Harming someone because they did something to you

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Supernatural

A

Something that is beyond scientific understanding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Internal and external pressures

A

Internal - pressuring yourself
External - society / friends or family pressuring you

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Romance

A

Associated with love

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Sonnet

A

Poem with 14 lines usually having 10 syllables in a line

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Soliloquy

A

Speaking your thoughts aloud by yourself or when others are there

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Dramatic irony

A

When something in a play happens, the audience knows, but the characters don’t

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Evocative O

A

Something that gives positive feedback / emotion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Conflict

A

Serious disagreement / arguement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Proleptic irony

A

A earlier event gives the audience a clue to and event later in the play

17
Q

Exposition

A

Introduction

18
Q

Culmination

A

Climax

19
Q

Hubris

A

Excessive pride + arrogance

20
Q

Monologue

A

Long speech usually made an actor or character

21
Q

Stage directions

A

Instruction in a play indicating the movement, position etc, of a character

22
Q

Staging

A

Method of presenting a play

23
Q

Symbolism

A

Use of symbols to represent something

24
Q

Active and passive voice

A

Active - tells us what a person/thing does
Passive - tells us what if done to someone/something

25
Q

Power

A

Ability to act or do something in a particular way

26
Q

Guilt

A

Feeling of doing something wrong

27
Q

Scene sequencing

A

Multiple scenes connected by something

28
Q

Role

A

A part in a play etc.

29
Q

Intonation

A

The way you speak

30
Q

Tone

A

Talking about something, pitch, quality, and strength

31
Q

Volume

A

How loud something is or a series of books

32
Q

Mood

A

Temporary state of mind / feeling

33
Q

Silence

A

No sound

34
Q

Stillness

A

No movement or sound

35
Q

Action

A

A thing done

Year 9 English (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions