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Ibsen's style
Literary Terms I
Dramatic Terms
Literary Terms II
Persuasion
100
These are three themes that occur in "An Enemy of the People."
What are (possible answers): Duty/Responsibility, Self-Preservation, Freedom of Expression, Family, Power/Corruption, Hypocrisy/Pride?
100
This is the definition of antagonist.
What is a character in a story who deceives, frustrates, or works against the main character?
100
This is the definition of monologue.
What is a speech given by a character to an audience that is intended to be heard?
100
Define direct and indirect characterization, and provide the STEAL acronym.
What is Direct—directly tells the audience what to think about a character Indirect—character is revealed through showing (speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks)
100
This is the definition of logos.
What is an appeal to reason?
200
These are some of the characteristics of Ibsen's dialogue.
What are: normal diction, natural rhythms, often with broken trains of thoughts or interruptions?
200
This is the definition of tone.
What is the attitude of the writer towards his/her subject?
200
This is the definition of stage directions.
What is italicized comments that identify parts of the setting or the use of props or 
costumes, give further information about a character, or provide background information?
200
These are the definitions of flat and round characters.
What is Flat— two dimensional, relatively uncomplicated, do not change Round—three dimensional, complex, undergo development and can surprise the reader
200
This is the definition of pathos.
What is an appeal to emotion?
300
This is the definition of a problem play.
What is a play that deals with social issues through debates between the characters on stage, who typically represent conflicting points of view?
300
This is the definition of foil.
What is a character that serves by contrast to highlight or emphasize opposing traits in another character?
300
This is the definition of aside.
What is a short statement about the play’s action made by a character, intended for the audience but not other characters?
300
These are the definitions of verbal and situational irony.
What is verbal: irony that occurs when someone says one things but means something else. situational: irony that occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what really does happen.
300
This is the definition of ethos.
What is an ethical appeal/ appeal of speaker’s trustworthiness?
400
This is the definition of dramatic irony, and an example of its occurrence in "An Enemy of the People"
What is irony that occurs when the audience is aware of something that a character does not know? Possible example: Dr. Stockman does not know Peter Stockman is hiding in the next room.
400
The definition of this phrase is the narrative practice of beginning the story in the middle of the action.
What is in medias res?
400
This is the definition of soliloquy.
What is a long speech made by a character that is not meant to be heard by other characters and that reveals the speaker’s thoughts?
400
This is the term that means a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.
What is hamartia?
400
This is the definition of deductive reasoning.
What is a logical process that moves from a generalized claim to a series of supporting examples?
500
This is the definition of realism.
What is a theory of writing in which the ordinary, familiar, or mundane aspects of life are represented in a straightforward or matter-of-fact manner that is presumed to reflect life as it actually is?
500
This is the definition of 'conflict' and the types of internal and external conflict.
What is a struggle between two opposing forces? Internal: man v self External: man v society, man v man, man v nature
500
This is the definition of tragicomedy and the two main types.
What is a genre that blends elements of tragedy and comedy. Tragicomedies tend to fall into two main categories; those in which a potentially tragic series of events is resolved happily and those in which the comedy has dark or bitter overtones?
500
This is the definition of a tragic hero, and three characteristics that are commonly associated with this character type.
What is a literary character that makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own downfall? Traits include: possesses hamartia (fatal flaw), often has excessive pride (hubris), is traditionally of noble birth, typically suffers more than is deserved.
500
This is the definition of inductive reasoning.
What is logical process that moves from a limited number of specific cases to a generalization.