CLEP Humanities Latest Update Graded A+

CLEP Humanities Latest Update Graded A+ Antagonist The character/idea against whom the protagonist (or hero) struggles. Often referred to as the "bad guy", though this label is limiting. Simile A comparison (like a metaphor), but it uses the words "like" or "as". Example: Her eyes were big as diamonds. Tragedy It follows the descent of its main character into a catastrophe, resulting in catharsis—evoking the audience's pity and fear at the character's demise. The main character is usually called the tragic hero—one who begins the play with great potential and high status but is ultimately doomed to fail, often because of a tragic flaw in his character. The tragic flaw most often seen in Greek literature is hubris, or excessive pride in one's own abilities. Ode A lyric, stanzaic poem with varying line lengths and rhyme schemes, longer than a sonnet certainly, but much shorter than an epic. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) most famous books Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Innocents Abroad Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Relief A sculpture tied to the background from which it only partially emerges, as opposed to a free-standing sculpture. What is Pop Art? This movement suggested that a picture is not "essentially a flat surface covered with colors" but an image wanting to be recognized. With this concept in mind, a group of artists grabbed popular images of commercial art familiar to popular taste, and reworked them, changing their context and attracting attention to that easily taken for granted. What distinguishes the photography of Dorothea Lange She photographed during the time of the Depression, and her concern for people and her sensitivity to their plights made her a superb documentary photographer. Her article with the photograph of a young widow with her children in a migrant workers' camp with 2,500 virtually starving migrant workers in California made the government respond by rushing in food and workers' relief camps emerged. Which are the register for female and male voices? Female vocal registers consist of: • soprano (high) • mezzo-soprano (medium) • alto/contralto (low/lowest). The male vocal registers are: • tenor (high) • baritone (medium) • bass (low) Dance It can be defined as patterned and rhythmic body movements to the accompaniment of music or other rhythmic sounds for the purpose of telling a story or communicating emotions, themes or ideas. Dancing can serve many functions such as ritual, courtship, religious celebrations, worship, art, entertainment, recreation, rites of passage and socialization. Om (also Aum or Pranava): It is the most important and sacred Hindu syllable. It is an elongated sound thought to contain all things and believed to be the sound through which the universe was created. It is chanted at the beginning of many prayers and blessings Allegory A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a story that lie outside the story. The story has two meanings, a literal and a symbolic meaning. The meanings have a moral, social, religious, or political significance. Alliteration Repetition of an initial consonant. Two forms: Assonance: Identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels