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situational irony

contrast between what you expect to happen to what actually happens
asiana crash
dramatic irony
contrast between what the audience knows and characters know
the movie: alien
verbal irony
contrast between what you say and what you mean
shut the door
vs.
I'm so glad you shut the door
exposition

introduces character and setting

rising actions
the conflict and complication

climax

the turning point in the story

falling action

the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has beenreached and the conflict has been resolved.

resolution

ending

interloper
people who intrude or meddle in other peoples business or lives
disputed
contested; argued about
acquiesce
agreed quietly without protest or enthusiasm
condolences
expressions of sympathy with another in grief
feud
a long and violent quarrel, especially between clans or families, often categorized by killing
precipitous
steep; sheer
character
the people or whoever is part of the story
protagonist
main character; one you're attached to
internal conflict
fights you have with self in head

external conflict

fights with an outside force; other characters or with nature

point of view

the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by thenarrator's outlook from which the events are depicted and by theattitude toward the characters.

setting

where story takes place; place and time

mood

how reader is supposed to feel when reading

imagery

description of sensory experience; includes any five senses

diction

authors word choice to achieve a particular tone or mood

obese


vs.


fluffy

theme

a message or lesson about life that the author wants the reader to learn from the story- usually(must be) several words long

tone

authors opinion about topic

denotation

dictionary definition of a word

connotation

the emotional sense of a word

dinner-neutral


vs.


feast-positive


vs.


slop-negative

greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece.

monotheism

believing in one god

polytheism

believing in multiple gods

Zeus

the supreme deity of the ancient Greeks, a son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Poseidon, the god of the heavens


attributes: lighting rod/bolt, eagle

one of three most powerful gods

poseidon

the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes


attributes: trident, fish, chariot

one of three most powerful gods

hades

the god ruling the underworld; underworld inhabited with departures souls


attributes: cerberus, cap of invisibility


jerk


one of the most powerful gods

demeter

the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture and the protectorof marriage and the social order; goddess of harvest


attributes: cornucopia, grain

created seasons

hera

the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rheaand the wife and sister of Zeus; goddess of protecting marriages


attributes: peacock, cow, pomegrantes

ares

the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera; god of war(gory and bloody)


atributes: bronze armor, chariot with two horses

athena

the goddess of wisdom, justice, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.


attribute: owl, aegis, helmet

apollo

the ancient Greek god of light, healing,truth, music, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.


attributes: lyre, sun, bow

artemis

an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the forest, hills, and the night.


attributes: bow and arrow, moon, hunting deer and dogs

hephaestus

the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, technology, and handicrafts


attributes: hammer, anvil, tongs

famous for being ugly

aphrodite

the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, and desire


attributes: a mirror, the half-shell, god of love(cupid)

many lovers and children

hermes

the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god ofroads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.


attributes: winged shoes

asclepius

a son of Apollo and the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, doctor


attributes: rod of asclepius

hestia

the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth


attributes: fire, hearth

dionysus

the god of fertility, ecstacy, and ritual madness


attributes: wine, grapes, parties, snake

plundered

took goods by force; looted

dispatched

finished quickly

assuage

calm; pacify

bereft

deprived

ardor

passion; enthusiasm

insidious

characterized by craftiness and betrayal

contempt

the act of despising

shirk

to go stealthily

impudent

obsolete; lacking modesty

entreat

to plead with especially in order to persuade

whim

a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind

medium

a particular form of communication such as newspapers or radio; materials or methods used by an artist such as paints, copper, or film

commitment device

an object the helps or stops you from doing something.

myth

the beliefs of a culture on how the world came to be and why it is the way it is

attribute

objects that are associated with a person

realm

where a person is and where he/she lives

epic (noun)

a long story telling all or many of the adventures of a cultures hero

the odyssey

epic hero

the hero of the epic

hubris

the act of being stupid

epic simile

a long simile

verse

like a poem with rhythm or rhyme

song

prose

regular writing without rhythm or rhyme

poem

epithet

a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or replacing a characters name

cultural values

what your culture believes is important

archetype

the original of which all iterations are a copy or example

sidekicks

hero cycle

a pattern found in the stories of cultures all over the world

thesis

the most important sentence in the essay

concrete detail

sentence presenting evidence from the text that supports the claim in the topic sentence


transition, lead in, quotation, citation

commentary

explanation of how the evidence supports the claim

chunk

one concrete detail and two commentaries

figurative

the metaphorical and not literal meaning of a word

personification

the attribution of human nature or character to inanimate objects