Literary Devices
Giving something that is not human, humanlike characteristics.
What is personification?
How many people could fit into the Theater Dionysus?
What is around 14,000 to 17,000 people?
Women were not allowed to vote or own land, but this group of people were allowed to.
Who are men?
This was a consequence of leaving someone unburied.
What is being charged with a crime and/or making the gods angry?
This is the change the main character's fortune underwent in a tragedy.
What is from good to bad?
Comparing two unlike things to highlight differences.
What is juxtaposition?
The amount of actors that were allowed to have a speaking role.
What is three?
This was a gift from a suitor that was accepted by the father of a woman who was to be married.
What is a dowry?
This group of people were in charge of funeral preparations.
Who are women?
These are the two emotions a good tragedy should provoke.
What are pity and fear?
The person telling the story cannot be trusted to accurately relay all details.
What is unreliable narration?
These were used on the face so actors could change quickly. They also helped male actors become more feminine.
What are masks?
If a woman had no father these people would 'look after' her.
Who are other close male relatives?
These two gods were the rules of the Greek underworld.
Who are Hades and Persephone?
A tragic hero is not perfect, and they have something that leads to their downfall.
What is an error, frailty, or fatal flaw?
The wallpaper in "The Yellow Wallpaper" has a deeper, emotional meaning separate from its function adorning the wall.
What is symbolism?
The amount of people who were in the chorus.
What is fifteen?
These are the three reasons marriage could be terminated.
What is 1. a man refuses the woman 2. a woman leaves 3. her father takes his daughter back?
This was the consequence of Sisyphus tricking the gods from death.
What is he had to carry a boulder to a mountaintop only to be crushed and infinitely repeat this cycle?
This person defined three qualities of a good tragedy.
Who is Aristotle?
When you are watching a movie and know the killer is in the basement, but the character goes down there because they are unaware.
What is dramatic irony?
This person wrote 123 plays, but only 7 survived. One of those plays is Antigone.
Who is Sophocles?
Women were encouraged to stay in the house, and often took up this activity to make clothes, blankets, rugs, etc.
What is wool-work and weaving?
The mouths of the dead were sealed with this token.
What is Charon's Obol?
True or False: A tragic hero deserved the punishment they received.
What is false?