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25 Cards in this Set
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The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot
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foreshadowing
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Words spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character, that are not supposed to be overheard by the others on stage in a scene
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aside
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A play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
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pun
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An unusually long speech in which a character on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud
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soliloquy
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A long speech by a character in a play
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monologue
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A character's main conflict is introduced during the _____.
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rising action
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Events that result from the action taken at the turning point happen in the ____.
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falling action
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A series of complications arising from the characters' actions happen in the ____.
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rising action
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In a tragedy, this occurs at the end of the play (usually involves death).
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climax
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Where the main characters are introduced and the setting is established.
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exposition
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The characters are headed for disaster during this pat of a play.
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climax
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The ___ is where the loose ends of the play are explained and answered.
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resolution
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A narrative about serious/important actions that end unhappily is called a ___.
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tragedy
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"Jumbo shrimp," "pretty ugly," "definite maybe," "seriously funny," and "same difference" are all examples of ______.
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oxymorons
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"America is a melting pot" is an example of a _______.
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metaphor
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"As nutty as a fruitcake" is an example of a ____.
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simile
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"Sherry didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities." is an example of an ___.
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allusion
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"To write with a broken pencil is pointless" is an example of a ____.
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pun
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_____ is described as "predestined tragic end" or "doom."
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fate
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_____ is when the audience knows something that the characters in a play do not.
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dramatic irony
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If someone says, "My head is splitting," she is speaking ____.
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figuratively
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Man vs. Man is a type of ____.
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external conflict
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Man vs. Self is a type of ___.
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internal conflict
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Man vs. Nature is a type of ___.
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external conflict
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Man vs. Society is a type of ___.
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external conflict
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