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11 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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BLANK VERSE
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WRITTEN IN VERSE, BUT LACKING A RHYME SCHEME
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BLANK
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DENOUEMENT
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TYING UP OF LOOSE ENDS
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END=DENOUEMENT
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SOLILOQUEY (N)
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CHARACTER STANDS ALONE ON STAGE & SPEAKS HIS THOUGHTS
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SOLO
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IAMBIC PENTAMETER (N)
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5 PAIRS OF 2 SYLLABLE SEGMENTS EACH WITH AN UNACCENTED SYLLABLE FOLLOWED BY AN ACCENTED SYLLABLE
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METER GOES DOWN AND UP
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ANACHRONISM
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SOMETHING PLACED IN THE WRONG TIME PERIOD
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CHROME=CHRON
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PUN (N)
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PLAY ON WORDS; WORDS HAVE MULTIPLE MEANINGS
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PUN=FUN
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TRAGEDY (N)
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CHARACTERS ARE OVERWHELMED BY THEIR FLAWS & COMMIT ACTS THAT DOOM THEM TO MISERY AND FAILURE
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TRAGIC
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ASIDE (N)
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A CHARACTER TURNS TO AUDIENCE & MAKES A COMMENT THAT THE OTHER CHARACTERS DON'T HEAR
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THE CHARACTER STEPS ASIDE
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PROSE (N)
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WRITING THAT DOESN'T USE VERSE OR RHYME
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PRO TO WRITE VERSE OR RHYME
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METADRAMA
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CHARACTERS REVEAL AN AWARENESS OF THEMSELVES AS ACTORS ON A STAGE
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DRAMA
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DRAMATIC IRONY
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THE AUDIENCE KNOWS SOMETHING THAT THE CHARACTERS DON'T
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IRONY
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