LHHS OCAD Lang/Lit Basic #1
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- Alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within them, especially in
accented syllables - Chorus
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in ancient Greek drama, a group of actors who sang and danced in unison and provided commentary
on the actions of the main characters - Antagonist
- a character in a story or play that opposes the protagonist
- Conceit-
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an elaborate, extended, and often surprising comparison made between two very dissimilar things
that exhibits the author's ingenuity and cleverness; (from the Italian "concetto," meaning concept, bright
idea) - What is connotation? Wa s denotatn?
- Connotation is the emtiuona respone, whiedeootaiion i the trueeaning.
- Dramatic irony-
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a situation in which the author and the audience share knowledge by which they can
recognize that the character's actions are inappropriate or that the character's words have a significance but
these things are unknown to the character-the audience or reader has knowledge that the character does not
have - Deus ex machina
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-a Latin term meaning "the god from the machine"; in ancient dramas, a god would often
descend to the stage to rescue the protagonist from doom; thus, this term is used to refer to any power,
event, person, or thing that comes in the nick of time to solve a difficulty; also can refer to providential
interposition, especially in a novel or play - What are the five stages of a story?
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I. Exposition
II. Rising Action
III. Climax
IV. Falling Action
V. Resolution - What is a frame story?
- A story that is part of a larger story, such as Chaucer's Caterbury Tales
- What technique is used when a story starts in the middle, and then flashes back to the begginningn
- In medias res. (latin for "In the middle")
- What are three types of irony?
- Dramatic, Verbal, and situational.
- What is a Limerick?
- A five line comic verse form.
- Litotes
- -a type of understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negation of its opposite: for example, "This is no small problem.
- What is the difference between an Oxymoron and a Paradox?
- An oxymoron is two contradictory wods, while a paradox is a contradictory phrase.
- vPathos-
- that quality in speech, writing, music, or artistic representation that excites feelings of pity or sadness: the power of stirring tender or melancholy emotion