ENglish
Jocasta
(Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus
King Oedipus Location
Thebes, Oedipus at Colonus in Colonus (near Athens)
How many lines make up a Shakespearean sonnet
14
All American Boys
2000s
Dramatic foil
A character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Exposition
A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
Hamartia
A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Quatrain
A group of four singers or musicians who perform together
Monologue
A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
Symbols
A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
Characterization
A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.
Bildungsroman
A novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education.
Couplet
A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem.
Sonnet
A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces
Foil Characters
A supporting character who has a contrasting personality and set of values.
Oedipus
A tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta
Syllables
A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Soliloquy
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
Delphi
An ancient city in central Greece, in Phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Sphinx
An imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion that was often shown on Egyptian statues
What does a MLA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted directly and the author's name is not mentioned in the text?
Author and page number without intervening punctuation (Doe 25) if author's name is said in quote then it is only page number in parenthesis.
Shakespeare significant dates
Born in 1564 Dies in 1616
All American Boys
Brandon Kiely and Jason Reynolds
What are the final two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet called and what are 4 lines of poetry called
Couplet and Quatrain
Resolution
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Huberus
Excessive pride, in insult to the gods. Stating without words that one is like the gods.
Romeo and Juliet
Fourteenth Century
Narrating
Give a spoken or written account of.
Shakespeare kids names
Hamnet, Susanna, Judith
Oedipus real mom
Jocasta
Polybus
King of Corinth, adoptive father of Oedipus
Oedipus (now a young man) seeks to find the truth about his upbringing, who does he ask?
Oracle of Delphi
Who adopted Oedipus?
Polybus and Merope, king and queen of Corinth
Merope
Queen of Corinth, adoptive mother of Oedipus
Themes in All American Boys
Racism and Discrimination
In Text Citation (Books/Plays)
Shows where you've quoted or paraphrased another person's work.
King Oedipus Author
Sophocles
All American Boys Location
Springfield, New York City
Writing
The activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text.
Setting
The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
Dramatic Irony
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Point of View
The perspective from which a story is told
Catharsis
The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
Sonnet Structure
The structure can be divided into three quatrains (four-line stanzas) plus a final rhyming couplet (two-line stanza).
Themes
The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
Tiresias
The truth rejected by a willful and proud king, almost the personification of Fate itself.
Climax
The turning point of the story
King Oedipus
Thirteenth Century B.C.
Who is the seer of knowledge and truth
Tiresias
Hamartia
Tragic Flaw
Romeo and Juliet
Veronna, Italy
Dramatic irony
When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
People Question if Shakespeare
Wrote his own plays
Denouement
an outcome; result; conclusion
Hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
Shakespearean Genres
tragedy, comedy, history