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Which is not a following charcteristic of an epic?
a. long b. narrative c. poems d. central hero of little importance e. setting is whole known world of culture f. told in episodes |
d. hero of *national* importance
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Define Hubris
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excessive pride
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Who are the Achaeans?
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Greeks
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Epics have all the following conventions except:
a. invocation of muse (calliope) b. begin in medias res c. catalouges of warriors, ships, weapons d. epic metaphors e. epithets f. formal speeches g. statement of theme h. trip to the Underworld |
d. epic *similes*
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Illion is another name for...
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Troy
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Folk epics are:
a. delivered orally b. written c. unknown author d. both a & c |
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Define Classicism.
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tendency in art htat retains characteristics found in works originating in classical Greece & Rome
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Art epics are:
a. oral b. written down. c. unknown author d. known author e. both b & d |
e
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What is a fable?
a. novel with a moral b. brief tale with a moral c. talking animals d. none of the above e. both b&c |
e
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Foils are:
a. two opposite characters b. two alike characters c. characters that seemingly identical but different when analyzed |
c
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Satire is the ridicule of...
a. science & religeon b. politics & art c. a & b d. vice & folly |
d
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A parable is...
a. brief story that teaches lessons b. talking animals c. no talking animals d. both a & c |
d
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A story that narrates strange or fabulous happenings
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tale
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A short novel
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novella
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Unified structure of incidents in a literary work
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plot
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first stage of a fictional or dramatic plot in which background info is given
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exposition
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struggle between opposing forces in a story or play, usually resolved by the end of the work.
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conflict
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a set of conflicts and crises that constitute that part of a play's or story's plot leading up to the climax
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rising action
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turning point
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climax
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action following the climax of the work that moves it towards its denoumment or resolution
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falling action
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resolution of plot
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denouement
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an interruption of of a work's chronology to describe or present an incident that occured prior to the main time frame of a work's action
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flashback
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character does not change; he or she is the same person at the end of the story as he was at the beginning.
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static character
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fully developed; readers may even be able to anticipate the actions if the characterization is well done and consistent.
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round character
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we know very little about character;not meant to serve as main characters. They serve as necessary elements in plot or as elements of the setting.
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flat character
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recurring image or idea. The repetition of the idea reinforces the value of the image or idea and usually gets the reader to think about theme.
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motif
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one who changes by the end of the story, learning something that changes him or her in a permanent way.
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dynamic character
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the narrator, usually the protagonist, tells the story from his/her perspective using I, me, we, etc.
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1st person
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the narrator uses pronouns (he/she/they etc.) and is God-like: all knowing. This type of narrator is not limited by time or space.
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third person omniscient
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the narrator tells the story but limits herself to what one character can sense; the limitations are the same as in first person.
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third person limited
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comparison of two generally unlike things meant to illuminate truth. Direct use "is" to make the comparison explicit.
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metaphors
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discrepancy between what is said and what is meant
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verbal irony
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a discrepancy between what is expected, as in action, or as regards the situation/setting, and what one would expect to happen
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situational irony
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a discrepancy between what the character knows and what the reader knows to be true; it's when the reader knows something the character does not know
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dramatic irony
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author's choice of words
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diction
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giving human characteristics to non human things in order to give light to human action, emotion, ideas etc.
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personification
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words that sound like what they mean. Ex: "hiss" sounds like the snake
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onomatopoeia
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exaggeration
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hyperbole
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repetition of beginning sounds in words
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alliteration
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repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds, but with different end consonants in a line, as in the words, date and fade.
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assonance
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reference to something in history, culture, or literature
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allusion
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items or parts that make up a larger picture or story
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details
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directly expressed comparison with like or as
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simile
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arrangement of materials within a work
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structure
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arrangement of words in a sentence
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syntax
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instructive. may be good or bad
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didactic
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combination of opposites
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oxymoron
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statement that seems contradicting but really true
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paradox
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Minor goddess, offers Odysseus immortality, keeps him for 7yrs.
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Calypso
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Odysseus' dog who recognizez master in disguse then dies
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Argos
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Sun god whose cattle is eaten by Odysseus' men
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Helios
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method of literary criticism involving detailed examination of each part of a work
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explication
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brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel that deals iwth only a few characters. epidsodes.
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short story
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escapes danger of song by plugging ears with wax adn tieing Odysseus to the mast
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Sirens
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Cyclops blinded by Odysseus; son of Poseidon
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Polyphemos
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souls of heroes go
souls of damned go cross this geographical landmark to get to Hades; immortality |
Elysian Fields
Tartarus River Styx |
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Goddess of war & wisdom; fought for Greeks; Brighteyes
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Athena
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Goddess of love & beauty; mother of Aeneas by Trojan shepherd Anchises
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Aphrodite
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son of Leto. punished Cassandra with prophecies no one believes
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Apollo
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God of sea & water. son of Cronus and Rhea. brother of Zeus and Hades. father of Polyphemos.
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Poseidon
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personificaton of strife. created golden apple.
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Eris
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king of Ithaca. son of Laertes & Anticleia. Husband of Penelope. father of Telemachos. Name means at odds. Without a loss. Idea of Trojan Horse
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Odysseus
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bline Theban seer. meets Odysseus in Hades
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Teiresius
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boasted of escape and Poseidon drowned him. Greek
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Ajax the Lesser
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second to Achilles. engaged Hector in single combat. with aid of Athena rescue body of Achilles from Trojans. compete with Oddysseus for Achilles' armor lost & enraged & died
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Ajax the Great
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son of Trojan Hector and Andromache.
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Hectorides
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daughter of Zeus and Demeter of agriculture. wife of Hades. myth of seasons
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Persephone
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King of Dardanus on Mt. Ida. had Aeneas with Aphrodite. taken out of Troy on shoulder's of his son.
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Anchises
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only Trojan to surive war. warned by Hector's shade. son's hair on fire. lost wife in battle. wandered like Odysseus. told story to Queen Dido
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Aeneas
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Daughter of Leda & Zues. wife of Menalaus. Given to Deiophobus after Paris' death. praises Odyssues
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Helen
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bro of Agememnon. king of sparta. fought Paris. killed Deiphobus
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Menalaus
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Motehr of Paris, Hector, Deiphobus Cassandra, Cruesa. captive at end of war
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Queen Hecuba
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wife of Aeneas. begged him not to return to battle the night Troy fell. died and gave Prophecy
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Cruesa
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Wife of Hector. begg him not to fight Achilles. taken as slave to Greece
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Andomache
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King of Troy. order Alexandros killed. sent Paris ot visit Menalus. Asked Achilles to return Hector's body. Died night Troy fell
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King Priam.
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kill Patroclos. took Achilles first set of amor.fought him. funeral ends Illiad
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Hector
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born Alexandros. challenged Menalus. saved by Aphrodite. shot Achilles in heel. died in war
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Paris
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King of Mycenae. wanted Troy's wealth. married to Clytemnestra. kill daughter to get winds. Angered Achilles. took Cassandra as concubine. killed by Aigisthos
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Agamemnon
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son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. kill Aigisthos in revenge. foil of Telemachos
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Orestes
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King of Pylos. fought survive Trojan war. gave speech to Greeks to accept Hector's challenge
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Nestor
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King of Aos. bF of Odysseus. wounded in battle.
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Diomedes
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Queen of Phaeicea. half sister of Alcinoos. mohter of Nausica
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Arete
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blind bard at palace of King Alcinoos
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Demodocus
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