English Termology Flashcards
unexpected reversal of fortune
Peripeteia
fatal flaw in a character
Hamartia
a mirroring character that reveals the flaws of the other
Foil
known through the senses rather than through thought or intuition
Phenomenal
String visual image
Pragmatographia –
abstract treated as material
fication
division into two parts
Dichotomy
all knowledge based on experience
Empiricism
transitional state
Liminality
weird, uncanny yet strangely familiar
Unheimlich
moral/political meaning of story
Allegorical
open to more than one interpretation
Ambiguity
separation from human existence
Abhuman
harsh blunt language
Parrhesia
begging/pleading
Exhortation
dialogue where two characters speak alternate lines of verse
Sticomythia –
repeated phrases but done so in reverse order
Chiasmus
adjective characteristic of a person
Epithet
A pithy saying which contains a general truth
Aphorism
death drive
Todestrieb
to counteract an argument based on emotion rather than case
Ad hominem
reference to another literary work/culturally relevant trope etc.
Allusion
a dominant or reoccurring idea in a literary work
Motif
a distinctly recognisable character/narrative
Archetype
