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english midterm Flashcards

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Dynamic characters

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Characters that change throughout the story

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Dramatic foils

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Character pairs that have opposite characteristics that emphasize their traits

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Catalyst

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Causes change in a character/ characters

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Mood

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Feeling of atmosphere created through the use of imagery

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4 methods of characterization

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  1. Though the thoughts, speech, feelings & actions of a character
  2. Through thoughts, etc of other characters
  3. Through direct comments made about a character
  4. Through physical description of a character
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A writter brings a character to life through ____.

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Characterization

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____ is the center of all things

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Man

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Gods were in the image of ____.

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Man

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Gods demonstrate _____ ______.

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Human flaws

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Greeks saw _____ in all things

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Beauty

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The greek miracle

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Birth of a new world and it marked the change from primitive beliefs ti greek beliefs

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Befored the greeks, primitive man believed (8):

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Magic
Evil powers
Horror
Suffering
Witches
Evil spirits
Sacrifice and pain
Gods were to be feared
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The greeks _____ their gods and did not _________.

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Respected their god; did not live in fear of them

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Greeks believes the gods would only help those who _____.

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Helped themselves

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Greeks were the fathers of (4):

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Philosophy
Democracy
Logic
Pupil-teacher relationships

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Myths are ____.

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Fictitous

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Myths had _____ and explained ____&_____ and also ______ people

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Puposes; natural phenomena & human nature; entertained

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Examples if natural phenomina

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Equakes, volcanoes, etc

18
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Examples of human nature

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Falling in love, jealousy, etc

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Legends have ______.

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Historically true elements

20
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Often people from ledgends were _____ people

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Real

21
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Tales of ledgends have become ____ and _____ the truth

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Exaggerated; stretch

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Active voice

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Doesn’t use to be verbs

I read the book

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Passive voice

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Uses to be verbs and can imply to be verbs

The book was read (by me).

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_____ was not invited to the wedding of king ____ and _____.

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Eris; peleus and thetis

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Eris give what to the fairest?

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Golden apple

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What three gods wanted the golden apple

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Aphrodite, Hera, Pallas Athena

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Who was supposted to judge the women and who ended up judging

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Zeus, Paris

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Where did Paris live

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Mt. Ida near troy

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Who did Paris live with

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Uenone

30
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What dis each goddess bribe Paris with

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Aphrodite= fairest shall be his
Hera=ruler of Europe and asia
Athena= destroy Greece and beat trojans

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Who did Paris choose

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Aphrodite

32
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Who was the most beutiful woman in the world

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Helen

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