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17 Cards in this Set
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act |
the major division of a play |
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scene |
a subordinate unit of action within an act. |
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adaptation |
the rewriting of a work from it original genera to be presented in another. |
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apostrophe |
lines spoken by an actor in an undertone to himself or aloud directed at the audience
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chorus |
a group of actors who comment upon and participate in the action of a play |
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climax |
the point at the greatest intensity of interest emotion or suspense in drama |
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comic relief |
humor inserted into a play to break a serious mood |
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convention |
in drama that which conforms to established practice or custom |
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denouement |
the final unraveling or solution of the plot in drama or fiction. Follows climax |
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dramatic irony |
when the audience knows something the characters do not |
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epiloque |
a short section added to a completed play. |
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exposition |
background information the audience needs to know |
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farce |
any play which evokes laughter by means of ridiculous situation |
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monologue |
an extend speech by a person on a stage |
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motif |
a situation idea incident or image that is repeated a lot in literary work |
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prologue |
a brief opening section to a longer work |
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soliloquy |
an extended speech delivered by a character alone onstage |
