Unit 3: Keystone Flashcards
(14 cards)
Folktale
A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of the community’s traditions
Proverb
Wise saying
Archetype
A very typical example of a certain person or thing
Epigraph
A quotation at the beginning of a literary work suggesting a theme
Motif
A reoccurring theme, subject or idea
Foil
A character who ask as a contrast to another character
Characterization
The act of creating or developing a character
Foreshadowing
Hints at oncoming events, creates suspense in readers
Tragic Hero
Main character who has a fatal flaw which leads to their downfall
Hamartia
tragic flaw that caused the characters downfall
Irony
use of words that means something different then it’s literal meaning
Dramatic Irony
When the reader knows something the character doesn’t
Verbal Irony
what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Situational Irony
irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.
