LENG 247 Midterm Terminology

Excessive pride

Led by a conductor and consisted of singers and dancers who moved and sang together, acting as one character

The tragic hero is brought to disaster by _______, or a single flaw in a person’s character

Where inanimate objects or abstract concepts are seemingly endowed with human self-awareness; represented as a person

How a writer decides to express whatever they want to say (choice of words, sentence structure, syntax, language, etc.)

An implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are different but have some commonality

Large area in front of the stage where the chorus sang and danced

Moveable/revolving platform

In most stories, the _____ is not stated directly; instead, it is revealed through the characters’ experiences

________ embody universally recognizable meanings wherever used, such as light to symbolize knowledge

An object or event that represents something more or something other than itself

Building that contained the actors’ dressing rooms

A person through whom the gods spoke

A description which exaggerates, usually employing extremes or superlatives to convey a positive or negative attribute

In a _______, the plot revealed what happened to a person who went against the law of gods or who was too proud

The actors present the opening situation on stage

The god of the vine, which produces grapes for wine (wine was associated with resurrection and suffering)

Took place in Athens over the course of five days in March/April; choral songs, tragedies and processions were held

Occurs when people say the opposite of what they mean

The Greek name for an actor

The apparent emotional state, or “attitude,” of the speaker/narrator/narrative’s voice

Occurs when a character states something that they to be true but that the reader knows is not true

Is different from what common sense indicates it is, will be, or ought to be; used to expose hypocrisy and injustice

Walled hallway used by the chorus to enter and exit the stage

Choral ode or song commenting on the action

Where every aspect of the story is a symbolic representative of something else; a larger concept or important event

Periods of more action by the actors

The last action of the play

An emotional release caused by an intense emotional experience

An indirect relationship where one thing or idea is described as similar to another

A plot device where a god or unexpected intervention solves a dramatic problem

________ are given symbolic meaning by the way an author uses them in a literary work

A recurring idea or image carried throughout an individual work

The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting

A man or woman capable of great suffering

Men or women of special strength, courage, or ability; often of divine ancestry and noted for superhuman courageous acts

A legendary or traditional story that usually concerns an event/hero; can involves historical events/supernatural beings

When the author gives clues and hints about what is to come in the story

Three Greek Tragedians in the Golden Age of Greece include: