Greek Tragedy Definitions

The Greek word meaning "goat song" is:

• Parados
• Tragos
• Lapis
• Lorde

Excessive pride

• Hero
• Heroine
• Phenomena
• Hubris

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What brought a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy?

• Hubris

• Stichomythia

• Hamartia

• Ode

The purging of emotions--or a horrible truth that leads to release is known as:

• stichomythia

• hubris

• catharsis

• hamartia

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The reversal of situation - for better or for worse - for the protagonist.

• Hamartia

• Hubris

• Peripeteia

• Anagnorisis

This is the excessive pride that gets the protagonist in trouble.

• Hamartia

• Hubris

• Peripeteia

• Anagnorisis

The critical moment of recognition and awareness for the protagonist.

• Hamartia

• Hubris

• Peripeteia

• Anagnorisis

When the audience knows something that the characters do not, this is known as...

• irony
• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• I don't know. Apparently something to do with irony.

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What is an allusion?

• words and phrases that refer to significant characters found in myths
• something a character does
• a prediction about the future
• a direct reference to a person, place, or thing

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