Antigone Vocabulary

A struggle or problem in a story

• Syntax

• Conflict

• Diction

• Ode

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

word choice

• diction

• syntax

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The writer's central idea or main message about life

• foil

• conflict

• diction

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A reference to a well-known person, place, thing or idea of significance

• allusion

• catharsis

• personification

• ode

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Greek word for actor

• hypokrite

• imagery

• oral Interpretation

• strophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Language that appeals to the senses

• imagery

• allusion

• personification

• vernacular

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Conversation between characters

• conflict

• dialogue

• talking

• speech

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a minor character whose actions or thoughts are juxtaposed with those of a major character in order to highlight key attributes of the major character

• hamartia

• direct characterization

• foil

• indirect characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action

• martyr

• foil

• imagery

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

An ingrained trait ("fatal flaw") that leads to a character's death or downfall

• martyr

• strophe

• hamartia

• antistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10