English Exam

Question 1

Satire (archetypal)

Answer 1

Winter = irony/satire (real world, tragic/comic)
points out the absurdities of a society or norm

Question 2

parody

Answer 2

a creative work that is created in order to imitate, comment on, critique, and / or mock its subject

Question 3

equivocation

Answer 3

the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself;

Question 4

Great chain of being

Answer 4

King-Thanes-Major Nobility-Knights-Serfs

Question 5

hyperbole

Answer 5

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 6

paradox

Answer 6

a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.

Question 7

catharsis

Answer 7

the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

Question 8

Verbal irony

Answer 8

using language in an indirect, non-literal manner, with an intended meaning that is different from (and often opposite to) the literal meanings of the words.

Question 9

Situational irony

Answer 9

occurs when there is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

Question 10

Dramatic irony

Answer 10

occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t.

Question 11

tragedy

Answer 11

Order to Disorder
Downfall of protagonist
fall

Question 12

Tragic hero

Answer 12

A man of significance (usually a nobel) who has a tragic flaw aka hamartia.

Question 13

hamartia

Answer 13

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.

Question 14

Comedy (archetypal)

Answer 14

misunderstandings
ends in marriage
springs

Question 15

Romance (archetypal)

Answer 15

Heros quest
summer
hamartia

Question 16

theme

Answer 16

the central idea of a story. The theme is an opinion that the author is presenting to the audience.

Question 17

allegory

Answer 17

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Question 18

motif

Answer 18

Is a word, image, color, or concept that repeats throughout the work
pattern that has a significant impact on the work
found in symbols

Question 19

F.A.N.B.O.Y.S

Answer 19

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So

Question 20

Types of conflict

Answer 20

Character vs Character
Character vs supernatural
Character vs nature
Character vs self

Question 21

Major themes

Answer 21

Ambition
guilt
apearance vs reality
power
coruption

Question 22

Archetype

Answer 22

An archetype is a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature.