Vocab

Question 1

anagnorisis

Answer 1

the realisation of a characters true identity or the true circumstances

Question 2

antithesis

Answer 2

contrast between two people or things.

Question 3

aside

Answer 3

where a character speaks to the audience

Question 4

Blank verse

Answer 4

a verse with no rhythm

Question 5

catalyst

Answer 5

action caused by a person or thing

Question 6

Catharsis

Answer 6

the prosses of releasing strong or repressed emotions

Question 7

Comic Relief

Answer 7

when humour is included in dramatic or literery work to relive tention

Question 8

conceit

Answer 8

when a character belives they are better then others

Question 9

denouement

Answer 9

at the end of the plot when everything is resolved or explaned

Question 10

dramatic irony

Answer 10

when the audience knows something the characters don’t

Question 11

Exposition

Answer 11

explination of an idea or theory

Question 12

fidelity

Answer 12

being faithfull or loyal

Question 13

Hamartia

Answer 13

fatel flaw- a flaw that causes the characters downfall - usualy part of their personality

Question 14

hubris

Answer 14

exessive confidence or pride

Question 15

irony

Answer 15

a situation that should have a particular result ends up having a diffrent result

Question 16

linearity

Answer 16

a story line in chrolonogical order

Question 17

Malcontent

Answer 17

when a person is not satisfied

Question 18

mimesis

Answer 18

immitating reality in books or art

Question 19

parody

Answer 19

imitation used for comedic effect or used in a mocking way

Question 20

pathos

Answer 20

a way to persuade an audience by evoking emotion to make them feel the way the author wants you to feel (langage that brings emotions)

Question 21

peripeteia

Answer 21

a reversal in fortune or when a plot changes

Question 22

soliloquy

Answer 22

when a character talked to themselves/to the audience

Question 23

stichomythia

Answer 23

diologue by two actors- alternating lines

Question 24

subversion

Answer 24

to plan to overthrow or destroy a system or belifs

Question 25

tragic hero

Answer 25

protagonist of a tragedy

Question 26

xenophobic

Answer 26

pregidce against anyting that is perceved as forein or stange

Question 27

Illicit

Answer 27

Considered improper or socially forbidden but not illegal

Question 28

Orator

Answer 28

A public speaker noted for skill and power in speaking

Question 29

Canonised

Answer 29

To declare someone as a saint