Kry Trrms Flashcards
Tragedy [greek]
The word “tragedy” comes from the Greek words tragos, which means goat and oide, which means song
Tragic protagonists
A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragic story or drama, in which, despite their virtuous and sympathetic traits and ambitions, they ultimately meet defeat, suffering, or even an untimely end.
Antagonist
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
Extended metaphor
An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.
Soliloquy
an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
Aside
a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
Hubris
excessive pride towards or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.
Hamartia
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.
Catharsis
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
Dramatic irony
a literary device by which the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.
Monologue
a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme.
Unrequited love
Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved
Courtly love
Courtly love was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry.
Volatile
liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
Emotional
When someone get very upset or sad about something, or it could be that they are crying tears of joy but are emotional such as when they get married
Impetuous
acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
Machismo
strong or aggressive masculine pride.
Antithesis
a rhetorical or literary device in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed.
Iambic pentameter
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Shared lines
Where two characters say a line at the same time
Rhyming couplets
For example in a poem you would have A A B B C C D D etc
Protaginist
The hero or saviour of the play or story
Prose
a passage of prose for translation into a foreign language.
Verse
A section of lines in a poem or song
Fate
The way in which you die or something that is meant to happen
Free will
The way in which people have rights do stuff that everyone else has
Honour
high respect; great esteem.
Society
the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations.
Primogeniture
the right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son
Feud
A fight or argument
Reputation
The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something
Anarchic
Unruly and chaotic
Willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas
Liberal
Contemporary
Living or occuring at the same time
Quixotic
Extremely idealistic: unrealistic and impractical
