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15 Cards in this Set
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Act
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the division of a play. 5 acts in every Shakespearian play.
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Synecdoche
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a figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole or vice- versa.
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ex. all hands on deck, the crown
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Apostrophe
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when you address someone who is not there, missing, or dead.
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Soliloquy
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One person speaking alone on stage, talking to the audience/ themselves/ God
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Catharsis
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tragic hero results in catharsis. An emotional out purging that happens to the audience.
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Dramatic irony
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The audience knows something that the characters don't.
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tragic hero
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Someone of a higher status . Fatal flaw leads to their own fault. They recognize their flaws but it is too late. They die/ are exiled/ or some other tragic thing happens to them.
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Metonymy
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A substitution of a word that closely relates to the original word.
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Metaphor
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A direct comparison without the use of like or as
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Monologue
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One person talking / acting / speaking but other people are on stage.
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Tragedy
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Something that ends with a tragic event, like death.
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Script
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written version of a play.
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Connotation
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Associations with words.
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Symbolism
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A tangible / concrete that represents an abstract concept.
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Verbal irony
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The use of sarcasm and puns.
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