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drama |
a story written to be performed by actors |
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protagonist |
the main character in a literary work |
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antagonist |
a force in conflict with the protagonist |
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aside |
A short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express his or her thoughts or feelings
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comic relief |
A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing a humorous character or situation
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pun |
A play on words involving a word with two or more different meanings or two words that sound alike but have different meanings
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dramatic irony |
a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true
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monologue |
In a play, a long speech by one character that, unlike a soliloquy, is addressed to another character or characters
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soliloquy |
In a play, a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
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