English I- honors semester 1 final Flashcards
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Who is the protector of marriage?
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Hera
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12 great Olympians
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Whose temple is the Parthenon?
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Athena
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Who is zeus’ brother who is not welcomed on Olympus?
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Hades
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Who is the lord of the sky?
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Zeus
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Who is the “most Greek” of all gods?
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Apollo
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What is the an,e of the type of spear Poseidon carries?
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Trident
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Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
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Aphrodite
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Which god has shiny armor that makes him invincible?
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Ares
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Who is apollos twin sister?
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Artemis
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Who is Zeus’ messenger?
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Hermes
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Who is the god of the forge/fire/smithing?
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Hephaestus
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Who is the goddess of the hearth?
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Hesita
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Who was born in a “sea birth”?
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Poseidon
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Who is the “lady of wild things”?
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Artemis
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Who is the “master thief”?
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Hermes
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Who is the wife of Hephaestus?
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Aphrodite
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Who is the son of Zeus and Hera that Zeus detested?
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Hercules
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Lesser gods of Olympus
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Who is the goddess of the rainbow?
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Iris
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Who is aka Cupid?
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Eros
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How many daughters did Nereus have?
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50
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Worse name means “deep sea”?
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Pontus
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With whom did Zeus have 9 daughters with known as “muses”?
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Mnemosyne
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Gods of the underworld
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Who is the queen of the underworld?
Persephone
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How many heads does cerebus have?
3
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Which Is the river of forgetfulness?
Lethe
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What is the name of the boatman who ferries souls?
Charon
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Lesser gods of the earth
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Lit terms
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Greek mythology vocabulary
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This word comes from the Greek myth of a fire breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail ofa serpent-- a. Aegis, b. draconian, c. Chimerical, d. Bacchanalian
C. Chimerical
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Very harsh, cruel, or severe-- a. Aegis, b. draconian, c. Chimerical. D. Bacchanalian
B. draconian
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A handsome young man-- a. Aegis, b. atlas, c. Amazon, d. Adonis
D. Adonis
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A person who carries a great burden-- a. Aegis, b. atlas, c. Amazon, d. Adonis
B. atlas
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Food delicious enough for the gods-- a. Ambrosial, b. auroral, c. Chimerical, d. Bacchanalian
A. Ambrosial
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Of or like the dawn--a. Ambrosial, b. auroral, c. Chimerical, d. Bacchanalian
B. auroral- magical
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A person whose warnings are never believed-- a. Amazon, b. Cassandra, c. Adonis, d. Atlas
B. Cassandra
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In Greek mythology a female warrior-- a. Amazon, b. Cassandra, c. Adonis, d. Atlas
A. Amazon
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This word means protection after the name of the shield zeus used-- a. Atlas, b. auroral, c. Aegis, d. Amazon
C. Aegis
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A wild, crazy party named for the roman god of wine-- a. Draconian, b. auroral, c. Chimerical, d. Bacchanalian
D. Bacchanalian
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A word that describes a very difficult task
Herculean
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A swaggering person, who bullies others, this word comes from the name of a Trojan hereo who was killed by Achilles
Hector
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Full of hearty, playful good humor
Jovial
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Plants of a region
Flora
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Magical
Auroral
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Showing rainbow like colors
Iridescent
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This word means to be perfectly happy and derives from the place good people go to after death
Elysian
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This word derives from from the name of the messenger of the gods
Hermetic
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Animals of a region
Fauna
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This word comes from the name of a nymph who loved narcissus
Fauna
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This word comes from the name of a Greek hero
Herculean
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This word derives from the name of the roman god Jupiter
Jovial
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Constantly repeating what is said by other people
Echolalia
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This word is the same as the roman goddess of flowers
Flora
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Series of related events that make up a story or drama
Plot
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Chain of events that take place during a characters struggle to achieve their goal
Rising action
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Use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot
Foreshadowing
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One who has only 2 traits, described as shy or demanding
Flat character
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Character who is used as a contrast to another character
Foil
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The reason a character behaves a certain way, especially determination
Motivation
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Struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotion
Conflict
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Point of highest emotional intensity
Climax
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A scene that presents events that happened before the main time frame of a story
Flashback
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A person with many different character traits, some admirable and others not so admirable
Round character
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Attempts to prevent the protagonist from attaining his/her goals
Antagonist
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Central idea of a work of literature; the lesson learned in the story
Theme
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Time period and place in which an action of a story takes place
Setting
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Events following climax in which remaining issues are resolved
Resolution
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A story's atmosphere or feeling it evokes, basic story is outlined
Mood
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Does not change in course of story, provides the foil is main goal
Static character
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The main character, that everyone roots for
Protagonist
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An object, event, person, or animal, that stands both for itself and also for something else
Symbol
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Reason for someone's doing
Purpose
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An emotional struggle
Internal conflict
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When someone/something prevents the main character from achieving their goal
External conflict
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Taking into consideration and thinking about what you read
Active reading
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Character who seems to live and breathe who grows and changes during a story
Dynamic character
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Using your observations and prior experiences to make an educated guess
Inference
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Feeling of uncertainty/ anxiety about what is to come
Suspense
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Part of a story which a basic situation is outlined and characters and main conflict are introduced
Exposition
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The personality a character displays
Characterization
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Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things
Metaphor
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Redundancy; return of a word, phrase, form or effect in any form of literature
Repetition
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Adjective or descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing
Epithet
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Extended comparison that mounts in excitement and usually ends in a climax
Homeric simile
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Language that appeals to the senses
Imagery
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A writers or speakers choice of words
Diction
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Humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time
Pun
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Any careful detailing of a person, place, or object
Description
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Repetition of same or very similar constant sounds, repetition of similar sounds
Alliteration
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A prototype, model for others
Archetype
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Takes place after climax but before resolution
Falling action
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We have to use our own judgement on the characters
Indirect characterization
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We are told directly the personality
Direct characterization
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Vantage point from which a writer tells a story
Point of view
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All meanings, or emotions that have come to be attached to some words "skinny and slender"
Connotation
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Having the same literal definition "thin"
Denotation
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The voice telling the story
Narrator
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Reference to a statement, person, place, or event from literature, history, religion, myths, politics, sports, sciences, or pop culture
Allusion
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Epics vs. myths
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Stories that almost always involve religious elements
Myths
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Long, narrative poems that tell the adventures of heroes who in some way embody the values of their civilization
Epics
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Teach moral lessons and describe the consequences of disobedience to higher powers
Myths
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A characteristic is an immense setting
Epics
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"the fenris wolf" is an example of a...
Myth
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Example of epic
A hero going in search of a precious ring
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Generations of storytellers sung or spoke___ epics and changed them with each retelling.
Ancient
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The odyssey by homer is an example of a ____ epic.
Literary
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Common in both epics and myths?
Deities that interact with humans
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Just understand cause and effect
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Somebody Wanted But So
Somebody- the characters name
Wanted- the characters main goal
But- what is preventing the character from achieving the goal
So- the outcome of the characters struggle
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Know how to draw conclusions
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Subject
They, he, she, I, and we
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Predicate
Them, him/her, me, us
