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32 Cards in this Set
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blank verse
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unrhymed lambic pentameter
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iambic pentameter
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verse written in lines with five iamb (unstressed/ stressed) per line
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couplet
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a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.
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end-stop line
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line of verse in which both the grammatical structure and the sense reach completion at the end of a line; denoting a line of verse in which a logical or rhetorical pause occurs at the end of the line, usually marked with a period, comma, or semicolon
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enjambment
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the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
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genre
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a kind of literary or artistic work
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drama
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a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
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comedy
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light and humorous drama with a happy ending
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tragedy
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drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
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tragic hero
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A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy
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fatal flaw
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An imperfection, shortcoming or weakness in a character which leads to certain fatal choices.
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dialogue
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a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
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aside
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a message that departs from the main subject
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monologue
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a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
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soliloquy
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a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
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plot
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a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
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setting
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arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
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conflict
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opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
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flashback
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a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
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foreshadowing
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the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
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mood
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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
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tone
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a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
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theme
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a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
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suspense
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excited anticipation of an approaching climax
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pun
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a humorous play on words
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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
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simile
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a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
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irony
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incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
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verbal irony
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occurs when what is said contradicts what is meant or thought
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dramatic irony
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(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
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situational irony
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occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
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foil
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hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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