Vocab to use in answers Flashcards
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Discord
Disagreement between people
Parity
The state of being equal
Disparity
A great difference
Subservient
Prepared to obey others unquestionably. Less important; subordinate
Resolution
The passing of a discord into a concord during the course of changing harmony
Invert
Put upside down or in the opposite position, order or arrangement
Subvert
To undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution like the government
Bathos
An effect of anticlimax creates by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous
Dichtomy
A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or different entirely
Pastoral
Natural imagery
Anarchronistic
Something that is out of harmony with the period in which it is placed in.
Symbol
Something that stands for something else in literary texts. The connection is usually not directly stated.
Epilogue
The short concluding section of a play or poem, sometimes summarizing the content or theme
Trickster
Often a thief or liar that is clever in disguise
Clown
Often a person who does comical tricks, but is better defined by the word buffoon as they are clumsy and unsophisticated
Slapstick
A physical form of comedy that usually involves falling over
Verse
Rhymed or unrhymed poetry that is spoken in iambic pentamer but upper class people in Shakespeare plays
Transgression
To break a law or rule and to go beyond the normal limits of tolerance
Travesty
When something important or crucial is made fun off
Charade
An absurd pretense
Folly
A foolish act
Caricature
An exaggerate portrayal of a person or type of person for comic effect
Farcical
A method of entertaining an audience that uses improbable situations and useless pretence
Antagonist
A character that usually disagrees with the protagonist
Protagonist
The major character of a story
Repartee
The ability to make witty remarks and replies that is often a key part of a Shakespearean comedy
Parody
A grotesque imitation of another text
Malapropism
A comical confusion of words
Motif
A recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance
Stichomythia
Alternating dialogue between two characters
Histrionic
Overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style
Absurd
Wildly unreasonable, illogical or inappropriate
Rhetoric
Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on it’s audience, but it is often regarded as lacking in sincerity
Perceive
To become aware of something
Contrived
Obviously planned or calculated
Ideology
The ides and manner of thinking of a group, social class or individual
Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty or it’s appreciation
Mimesis
Representation or imitation of the real world in art or literature
Liminal
Occupying a position at, or on both sides of a boundary or threshold
