Verbal irony | irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is opposite of the literal meaning. |
Situational irony | irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so outcome is contrary to what was expected. |
dramatic irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by audience but not grasped by the characters in the play |
hamartia | tragic flaw |
hubris | excessive pride |
catharsis | the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music |
hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
foreshadowing | to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure |
Allusion | a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |
English sonnet form | usually explores a main idea- stating a problem, raising a question, and/or presenting a narrative situation. the final couplet presents a startling or seemingly contrasting concluding statement. In the form of 3 quatrains then ends with a couplet. |
Italian sonnet form | The octave raises a question, states a problem, or presents a brief narrative. the sextet answers the question, solves the problem, or comments on the narrative. |
Othello | the main character, a Moor who serves as a military general for Venice. He is the husband of Desdemona |
Iago | the villain of the play. Married the Emilia. He wants to destroy Othello and everyone close to him without a definite reason. |
Desdemona | The daughter of Brabantio. Wife of Othello. The only “innocent” character |
Emilia | hand maiden of Desdemona. Wife of Iago. Deeply faithful to Desdemona. Always trying to please Iago. |
Roderigo | A rejected suitor of Desdemona. The financial supplier of Iago. |
sonnet 73 | English sonnet. in the first quatrain author compares a winter day to the harshness and emptiness of old age. The second quatrain uses a metaphor to compare old age to twilight. not the chill but the gradual fade of light of youth. Death’s second self is the darkness taking away the light of youth. |
Othello unit test
July 5, 2019