Vocabulary
seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous
insidious
The dog stared at me while it did its "duty".
What is the subject of this sentence?
dog
The point of view where the narrator is the main character.
1st Person
Where does the story take place and who was its former king?
Thebes
King Laius
when the audience knows something the character does not
dramatic irony
producing or capable of producing many offspring
fecund
Somewhere between the cafe and third period, he lost his phone.
What is the predicate of this sentence
lost his phone
When the outcome of events is the opposite of what is expected.
situational irony
"The blind prophet"
Tiresias
what the audience achieves through tragedy (or comedy): the release of pent-up emotions.
catharsis
deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol
inebriated
Before a word was even spoken, I knew what he was going to say.
What is the simple subject AND simple predicate?
SUBJECT: I
PREDICATE: knew
the emotional effect of the story on the audience
mood
"What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?"
a human
the inability or unwillingness to "see" the truth.
metaphorical blindness
a viewpoint that denies any meaning or value to life
nihilism
I did my homework, but I forgot it at home (on purpose).
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
I did my homework
a familiar and expected character type in a story
archetype
Correctly describe Tiresias' and Jocasta's view of fate and how they are different.
Tiresias believes fate cannot be changed.
Jocasta believes that free will and chance determine our destiny.
These are opposite points of view.
Three examples of irony from Oedipus Rex
answers will vary
without a definite shape or boundary
amorphous
Whenever he starts to speak, I fall asleep (on purpose).
What is the dependent clause in this sentence?
Whenever he starts to speak
name and describe 3 literary symbols from the stories we read this year.
answers will vary
False or excessive pride.
hubris
The psychoanalyst who developed the theory of Oedipal Complex and Oedipal Conflict.
Sigmund Freud