Vocabulary
Fear of open spaces
agoraphobia
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 POV
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
a lover of fine books
bibliophile
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
easy to speak to; mild-mannered and pleasant
affable
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
means: fear of cats...
...and what is its part of speech?
ailurophobia
noun
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
means: lonely; abandoned; sad
and the part of speech is.....
forlorn
adjective
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