English IV AP Drama - Unit 2 Review 2016 Test Block Day, October 5/6
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English IV AP Drama - Unit 2 Review 2016 Test Block Day, October 5/6 Bedford Introduction to Literature Irony (be able to identify in all texts): (You received introductory notes and instruction on the Irony: a contradiction between appearance and following terms, but for more information or reality. clarification, you can reference your textbook) Verbal irony: when a character says one thing, but suggests or intends the opposite. Reading Drama pp. 1365-67 Situational irony: A situation that results contrary to closet drama the reader’s expectations. Dramatic irony: when the audience knows more Elements of Drama pp. 1383-86 about a character’s situation than the character setting does exposition Structural irony: A naïve or deluded hero protagonist or unreliable narrator, whose view of the world antagonist differs widely from the true circumstances pyramidal pattern recognized by the author and/or the readers. rising action Cosmic irony: the idea that fate, destiny, or a god climax/crisis/turning point controls and toys with human hopes and falling action expectations resolution/conclusion/denouement foil A Sure Thing (annotation doc)—David Ives Comedic pairing Drama Terms (study of Sophocles) pp. 1418 - 25 Examples of irony orchestra chorus Oresteia: Agamemnon—Aeschylus skene Gender analysis (doc) deus ex machina Victimization cothurni: elevated shoes worn by actors Justice prologue Revenge parados Close reading: p. 21-22 (Chorus), p. 34-35 episodia (Agamemnon), p. 35-36 (Clytemnestra), p. 44 stasimon (Cassandra), p. 48-49 (Clytemnestra), p. 50 (chorus) exodus Examples of Irony (cosmic and dramatic primarily) tragedy hamartia/tragic flaw Oresteia: Eumenides—Aeschylus hubris Court system catharsis Gender reversal reversal/peripeteia Humans v Gods recognition/anagnorisis Blood Vengeance dramatic/tragic irony Close reading: p. 62, p. 65, 78 Arguments: Tragedy Furies Introduction to Tragedy PowerPoint/Notes Orestes Aristotle’s Outline of Tragedy Apollo See Bedford pp. 1423-25 and document Zeus Athena The Comedic Ladder (document) comedy of ideas comedy of manners farce low comedy Medea—Euripides Lecture notes (document) xenophobia misogyny conflict in play passion vs. reason paradox of revenge ironic ending Lion in Winter—James Goldman Background (doc), Study Guide (doc), Focus Questions (doc), Memorable Quotes (doc) Characterization and character relationships: Henry Eleanor Richard Geoffrey John Philip Louis Alais Aquitaine Chinon Vexin Cross-text Analysis Treatment of women Treatment of foreigners Family dynamics Justice/ murder/ revenge Role of the gods/church Authors’ contributions to literature and/or society Elements of Irony Structural differences (comedy v. tragedy) Questions for tutoring/review: .