March Exam Flashcards

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1
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aside

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When a character says something that only the audience is supposed to hear.

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caption

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Words that are separated from the rest of the panel to give background info, the characters’ thoughts, ect

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3
Q

catharsis

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being released from repressed emotions

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4
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comic releif

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A funny character that is meant to serve as a relief from the sad stuff going on

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5
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composition

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The make up of something

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6
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deus ex machina

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An unexpected power saving a seemingly hopeless situation

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7
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exode

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The final scene of a greek play usually with some dialogue.

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foreshadowing

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Talking about/hinting that events will happen in the future

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9
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gutter

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the space in between the panels in a comic book.

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10
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hamartia

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

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hubris

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an excessive amount of self pride

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oikos

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Basically the house and all the things that went on there and the people that were confined there. (Women, children, slaves, ect)

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13
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orchestra

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The circular area in front of the stage where the chorus is

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14
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parados

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The gangways that the chorus and performers enter the stage on.

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15
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Polis

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The city living part of Greek Society, like politics and social activities. Mostly only men were allowed to participate.

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16
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skeen

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A thing behind the stage that the actors changed there masks behind and also served as the background for the play

17
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Soliloquy

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When an actor is on stage alone and does a long speech

18
Q

Splash Page

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In a comic book when there is only one panel on a page.

19
Q

Theatron

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the seating part of a greek amphitheater

20
Q

tragic waste

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Happens at the end of a play when the good is taken out with the bad.

21
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Iambic Pentameter

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A Line with 5 iambs (unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)

ex. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

22
Q

Blank verse

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A poem with unrhymed iambic pentameter

23
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Free verse

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A poem with no restrictions on rhyme or meter.

24
Q

Slant rhyme

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Worlds that don’t technically rhyme but sound similar

ex. worm and swarm
sky and high

25
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Sonnet

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A poem with 14 lines of iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of 3 A, B, A, B quatrains and a couplet

26
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Quatrain

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A stanza of 4 lines (sometimes with alternating rhymes)

27
Q

Couplet

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Two lines with the same rhyme

28
Q

Heroic couplet

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A couplet in Iambic petameter

29
Q

Rhyme Scheme

A

How different lines of poetry rhyme

30
Q

Villanelle

A

19 line poem with two rhymes throughout it and there are certain times that the last word has to be repeated. When there is a number next to a letter in the example it is the word being repeated. Words without numbers just have to rhyme

Goes like this:
A1
B
A2

A
B
A1

A
B
A2

A
B
A1

A
B
A2

A
B