Studied by 0 peopleforeshadowing
hint that something is going to happen
fate
something that is meant to happen outside of human control whether it be good or bad
chance happenings
this thing happened by chance and messed things up
conflict
the main problem and/or small problems to keep the audience interested
types of irony
verbal, situational, dramatic
verbal irony
means the opposite of what is said
situational irony
situation is opposite of expected
dramatic irony
reader knows something the characters don’t
soliloquy
long talk with yourself
monologue
long talk with another person
simile
comparison using like or as
epithet
adjective describing a person’s physical traits or character (bright-eyed Athena; strong-willed Odysseus)
epic hero
conquers problems, not “super”, faithful, fearful, responsibility
in media res
the the middle of things; Odyssey starts in middle of Odysseus’s journey
xenia
greek hospitality
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