Terms On Antigone Flashcards
verbal irony
occurs where the writer says one thing but conveys an entirely different meaning.
Strophe
The first section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it.
Antistrophe
The second section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it.
choragus
(ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus.
Chorus
A large organized group of singers, esp. one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company.
Dramatic irony
(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.
Fallacy of pity
An Appeal to Pity is a fallacy in which a person substitutes a claim intended to create pity for evidence in an argument
Ex “I’m positive that my work will meet your requirements. I really need the job since my grandmother is sick”
fallacy of poverty
The appeal to poverty fallacy is committed when it is assumed that a position is correct because it is held by the poor
Ex: Our church is a non-profit organization, and no one is getting rich from it. Isn’t that what God wants? Doesn’t that show that we are doing the Lord’s work?
Fallacy of novelty
occurs when it is assumed that something is better or correct simply because it is new
Ex: The Sadisike 900 pump-up glow shoe. It’s better because it’s new.
fallacy of age
occurs when it is assumed that something is better or correct simply because it is older, traditional, or “always has been done.”
Ex: Sure I believe in God. People have believed in God for thousands of years so it seems clear that God must exist. After all, why else would the belief last so long?
Foil
Prevent from succeeding
parados
opening song performed by the chorus as it enters
Ode
a poem that is written for an occasion or on a particular subject.
