SY 25-26 Grade 10 Final Exam Study Guide

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering tragic elements, narrative structures, and rhetorical devices from the Grade 10 Final Exam Study Guide.

Tragic hero

A person with intentions to do good but possesses a flaw that contributes to their downfall.

Traits of a tragic hero

Noble Birth and Hubris.

Tragic flaw

A fatal weakness or defect in a character’s personality that ultimately leads to their downfall.

Catharsis

The purifying of emotions in the context of Greek drama.

Physical horror and violence in Ancient Greek drama

Depicted off screen and told through a messenger.

Hubris

Excessive overconfidence; for example, Oedipus was so confident he wasn't the murderer that he cursed him and caused his own downfall.

Expository

A type of writing used to explain, inform, or describe a specific topic.

Argumentative

A type of writing used to convince the reader to adopt a specific point of view or take a specific action.

Narrative

A type of writing used to tell a story.

First person point of view

View coming from a character in a story, using pronouns like Me and I.

Third person point of view

View coming from a narrator outside the story, using pronouns like he, she, and they.

Exposition

Background information within a story or narrative.

Inciting incident

The pivotal event in a story that disrupts the protagonist's normal life and sets the main plot in motion.

Rising action

The sequence of plot events that follows the inciting incident and builds toward the story's climax.

Climax

The pivotal moment of highest tension and drama.

Falling action

The sequence of events immediately following the climax of a story, where dramatic tension de-escalates and loose ends are tied up.

Resolution

The final section of a narrative, where the main complications are resolved.

Hook

The first sentence to draw the reader in, located at the beginning of an essay.

Thesis statement

Tells the reader what the essay is about and is usually located at the end of the intro paragraph.

Ethos

A rhetorical appeal based on ethics and credibility, such as citing a credible source.

Pathos

An appeal to the audience’s emotions, values, or beliefs through storytelling or imagery that makes you feel something.

Logos

An appeal to reason and logic using Cause and Effect and Deductive Reasoning.