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Midterm terminology

Memorize or Die. Midterm terminology. MLA FORMATTED HEADING. On the first page of your essay, using double spacing, separately list your name, your instructor’s name, the course and the date in the upper left-hand corner of the first page EXAMPLE:

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Midterm terminology

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  1. Memorize or Die Midterm terminology

  2. MLA FORMATTED HEADING • On the first page of your essay, using double spacing, separately list your name, your instructor’s name, the course and the date in the upper left-hand corner of the first page EXAMPLE: __________________________________________________ Johnny Student Mr. Rounds English 9 1/15/13 1 inch margin

  3. MLA FORMATTING CONTINUED Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides Double-space the text of your essay Use Times New Roman or Courier font no smaller than 10 and no larger than 12 Indent the first line of a paragraph one half-inch from the left margin Do NOT skip extra spaces between paragraphs in addition to or beyond the usual double spacing used for the entire paper Use underlining throughout your essay for the titles of works of literature;

  4. Finally… Use formal language, NOT informal, slang, idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar, text-based language or symbols

  5. Allegory • Symbolic fictional figures or stories that represent human existence • A story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for truths about human life  You know what they say about women…

  6. Archetype • The original pattern or model from a character is copied • An idealized or perfect version of a character type If I have to explain this again…

  7. Catastrophe • A momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin • The final disaster in a tragedy which includes the loss of everything important to the character including his soul, honor, life, love, purpose, and/or fortune We will talk more about this in the weeks to come

  8. Climax • The point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action  • Conflicting forces are exposed and in direct opposition with each other • Also called “Peripeteia” Think about Icarus falling into the sea...

  9. Exciting Force • The initial motivation that pushes a character into action • The Exciting Force drives and impels a character on to his adventure or onward towards a task (Theseus?)

  10. Exposition • The introduction of a story • The place in the text where we are introduced to the characters and the setting • Also called “Protasis”

  11. Denouement • The outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences • The “Falling Action” that occurs after the Climax at the end of the story Did you read the Orpheus section?

  12. Foil • A character who exists as an opposite of the main character • A Foil character exists to emphasize the traits of a main character through their opposition

  13. Irony • Results from a split or deviation in the expected outcome • A discord between cause and effect • Inconsistency between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result *“The police station was robbed!” **”The fire department is on fire!” ***”The cruise ship full of Olympic swimmer sank… everyone drowned!”

  14. Motif • A Recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance -Apples -The number 3 -Journeying into the Underworld

  15. Metaphor • A type of comparison used in figurative (non literal) language • In a Metaphor, one kind of object is used in an atypical wayin order to describe another object “The sun was a burning eyein the sky.” “The ocean is a boiling pot of waterready to spill over.” “The running back was a charging bull just knocking over the defenders.”

  16. Rising Action • A series of events that pushes the character twaords a goal of great interest Perseus encounters a series of characters, learns increasingly more important information, receives vital weapons and equipment, makes a courageous boast, travels to a series of distant and foreign realms and then FINALLY kills Medusa. The events leading up to that confrontation can be considered the rising action.

  17. Tragedy • As defined by Aristotle • A form of drama in which a great character starts the play in a position of wealth, fame, and power only to fall at the end • The character experiences this reversal due to his due to his Tragic Flaw, a problem in his character that he doesn’t see. Narcissus has a Tragic Flaw in that he is exceedingly vain.

  18. Tragedy

  19. Tragedy • As defined by Aristotle

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