Twelfth Night Lang Terms

Question 1

Anagnorisis

Answer 1

Greek for recognition, when something essential is made clear like a ‘reveal’
Eg: revelation of Viola’s true identity

Question 2

Anarchy

Answer 2

Anarchy means NO RULE
Anarchic situation- one where there are no rules or laws

Question 3

Androgynous

Answer 3

Partly male and female not clearly of one sex or another

Question 4

Bathos

Answer 4

An anti climax, a buildup followed by a let down
Achieved by having something grand followed by something very ordinary eg: a queen walked upto her throne sat solemnly and fell asleep

Question 5

Blazon

Answer 5

Description of ladys beauties

Question 6

Catechism

Answer 6

Question and answer session, helping someone understand the main principles of religion

Question 7

Chorus

Answer 7

Not part of the action but commenting on it. Choric character is one who does this

Question 8

Denouement

Answer 8

‘Un knotting’ climactic ending of the action where plot strands are brought together

Question 9

Homosocial

Answer 9

Strong bond, not necessarily sexual

Question 10

Latinate diction

Answer 10

Words in english that come from latin. Often long and abstract. Latinate words are in italics for sebastian.

Question 11

Satire

Answer 11

Comedy which draws our attention to a type of character using exaggeration to indicate flaws. In orsino/ malvolio Shakespeare my be satirising passionate lovers and puritans

Question 12

Syllogism

Answer 12

Sequence of 3 statements where the third follows logically from the first two. Eg
All elephants are pink. Nellie is an elephant. Nellie is pink

Question 13

Synaesthesia

Answer 13

Imagery which mixes different sense impressions, a ‘cold colour’ mixes senses of touch and sight

Question 14

Tricolon

Answer 14

Group of 3 elements in a sentence, such as 3 statements eg: i came, i saw, i conquered

Question 15

Register

Answer 15

Kind of language used in particular social situation eg: elevated language would be usual register for courtly scene

Question 16

Syncope

Answer 16

Shortens word by removing or omitting letters

Question 17

Elision/ syncope

Answer 17

I’m let’s- omission of a sound or syllable when speaking

Lowers number of syllables in a word

Question 18

Antanaclasis

Answer 18

Repetition of word within a phrase or sentence, but the 2nd time its use has a different meaning to the first