Key words Flashcards

(9 cards)

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catharsis

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the process of realising and therefroe providing relief from strong or repressed emotions.

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denouement

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the final part of a play or narrative when the strands of the plot are brought together.

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pre-eminently

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surpassing all others; very distingished in some way

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meritocracy

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govermant or the holding of power by people selected acording to merit.

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hamartia

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a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero

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pathos

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a quality that provokes pity or sadness

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antithesis

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A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

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What does it mean to speak in prose?

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Speaking casually in sentences or paragraphs. This indicates that you’re of the lower class or speaking about something vulgar. (in today’s society it is how e speak)

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What does it mean to speak in verse?

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The speech is written as a poem with rythem and rhyme and stanzas. This indicates a high class and educated person.

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