Greek Words List #1 Flashcards
– a story with (count ‘em) two levels of meaning. First, there’s the surface of the story. You know, the characters and plot and all that obvious stuff. Then there’s the symbolic level, or the deeper meaning that all the jazz on the surface represents
Allegory
– Greek Mythology Of or relating to Apollo or his cult
often apollonian
Characterized by clarity, harmony, and restraint.
b. In the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, of or embodying the power of critical reason as opposed to the creative-intuitive.
often apollonian Serenely high-minded; noble.
Apollonian
– is an ideal example or model after which other things are patterned. It is what is considered a typical example of a thing or person.
Archetype
– derived from a Greek word meaning “depth”. Bathos is when a writer or a poet falls into inconsequential and absurd metaphors, descriptions or ideas in an effort to be increasingly emotional or passionate. Some confuse with pathos.
Bathos
–Of or relating to Dionysus.
b. Of or devoted to the worship of Dionysus.
often dionysian Of an ecstatic, orgiastic, or irrational nature; frenzied or undisciplined: “remained the nearest to the instinctual, the irrational in music, and thus to the Dionysian spirit in art” (Musco Carner)
often dionysian In the philosophy of Nietzsche, of or displaying creative-intuitive power as opposed to critical-rational power
Dionysian
– is a literary device that is used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event, which gives the reader a chance to fill the gaps while acting or reading it out. It is usually written between the sentences as “…”.
Ellipsis
– a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events:Beowulf, an epic hero with extraordinary strength.
Epic/Epic Hero
– the literary term for the application of a word or phrase to someone that describes that person’s attributes or qualities. Often, this word or phrase, used to describe the person, becomes synonymous with the person and can be used as part of his/her name or in place of his/her name.
Epithet
– also known as either/or reasoning, the black/white fallacy, false dilemma, or binary thinking, is when just two options are presented for something when there are actually (many) others. Moreover, the two options presented are rigged to favour one answer
False Dichotomy
– extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall.
Hubris
– a passionate expression of grief, often in music, poetry, or song form. The grief is most often born of regret, or mourning
Lament
– refers to a person who may or may not represent the author himself. It is also known as a theatrical mask. It can be defined in a literary work as a voice or an assumed role of a character that represents the thoughts of a writer or a specific person the writer wants to present as his mouthpiece
Mask (persona)
–a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect
Polysyndeton
–It is a stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy.
Asyndeton
– a term meaning “virtue” or “excellence” A synonym for enlightenment in the role-playing game Mage
Arete
