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Shakespearean tragedy |
Begins normally then complicated turning point such as main character dies |
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Tragic hero |
Higher social class Hero has tragic flaw Dies in result |
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Situational irony |
The opposite of what you would expect |
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Verbal irony |
Sarcasm saying the opposite Such as awesome I failed my test |
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Dramatic irony |
Audience knows something character did not |
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Imagery |
Language that appeals to five senses |
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Soliloquy |
A long speech delivered by a character on stage reveals pricey thoughts |
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Aside |
A comment made by a character heard by audience not other characters |
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Foreshadowing |
Hints to reader about what is going to happen |
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Simile |
Comparing using like or as, than |
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Paradox |
A contradictory statements that metaphorically is true |
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Connotations |
The association we have with a word not literal meaning |
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Mood |
Feeling created for reader by author |
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Tone |
Is attitude of the writer |
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Comic relief |
The use of funny character to release dramatic tension |
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Metaphor |
Direct comparison between two unlike things |
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Characterization |
The way the writer creates and develops a character |
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Motif |
A repeated element in story that is symbolic significance |
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Thou, thee, ye |
You |
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Thy,thine |
Your, yours |
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Hast, hath |
Has |
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Ist |
Is |
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Canst |
Can |
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Dost |
Do/does |
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Art |
Are |
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Wilt |
Will |
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Prithee |
Please |
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Wert |
Were |
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Wert |
Were |
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't |
It |
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Wert |
Were |
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't |
It |
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'Tis |
It is |
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Wert |
Were |
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't |
It |
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'Tis |
It is |
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O'er |
Over |
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Wert |
Were |
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't |
It |
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'Tis |
It is |
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O'er |
Over |
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e'er |
Ever |
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Ne'er |
Never |
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Twere/twas |
There were/ it was |
