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35 Cards in this Set
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act |
a major unit of action in a drama or play |
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apostrophe |
directly addressing an absent or imaginary person |
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aside |
an actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage |
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dramatic monologue |
a literary device that is used when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings, those that are hidden throughout the course of the story line, through a poem or speech |
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scene |
a section in a play presenting events that occur in one place at one time |
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soliloquy |
a speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage |
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allegory |
a story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea about life |
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anecdote |
a brief account of an interesting incident or event that usually is intended to entertain or to make a point |
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autobiography |
a form of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her life |
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bildungsroman |
a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education |
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biography |
the story of a person's life that is written by someone else |
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comedy |
a dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone and usually ends happily |
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epigram |
short, witty statement, graceful and ingenious |
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essay |
a short work of nonfiction that deals with a single subject |
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fable |
a brief tale that teaches a lesson about human nature; often features animals as characters |
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fantasy |
a work of literature that contains at least one fantastic or unreal element |
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folklore |
traditions, customs and stories that are passed down within a culture |
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folktale |
a simple story that has been passed from generation to generation by word of mouth |
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gallows humor |
black humor (like dead baby jokes) |
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genre |
a type or category of literature |
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historical fiction |
explores a past time period and may contain references to actual people and events of the past |
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horror fiction |
contains mysterious and often supernatural events to create a sense of terror |
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legend |
a story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments |
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memoir |
a specific type of autobiography, about the author's personal experiences (not necessarily the entire life story) |
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myth |
a traditional story that attempts to explain how the world was created or whey the world is the way it is |
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oral history |
stories of people's lives related by word of mouth |
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parody |
a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author's work for comic effect or ridicule |
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realistic fiction |
imaginative writing set in the real, modern world |
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satire |
a literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society |
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science fiction |
writing in which an author explores unexpected possibilities of the past or the future by using scientific data and theories as well as his or her imagination |
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tall tale |
a humorously exaggerated story about impossible events |
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tragedy |
a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters who are involved in historically or socially significant events |
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urban legend |
a contemporary story that is told in many rumored versions that have little basis in fact |
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paranormal
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of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation
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speculative fiction
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genre of fiction which encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements
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