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15 Cards in this Set
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Plot development
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sequence of events in a work defined by characters and conflict
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Exposition
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introduces the setting, the characgers and the basic situation
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Exciting Force
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the event which sets the action in motion and begins the conflict
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Rising Action
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the confict runs its course and intensifies
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Falling Action
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after the climax when conflict is resolved and suspense decreases.
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Resolution
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the conflict is ended
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Denouement
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the subsequent resolution of minor conflicts; the tying up of loose ends.
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Solilquy
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a long speech made by a character who is alone and who thus reveals his/her private thoughts and feelings to the audience
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Aside
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a statement (where the character reveals his/her private thoughts,reactions, or motivations) delivered by an actor to an audience in such a way that other characters on stage are presumed not to hear what is said
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Tragic flaw
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a character weakness in a noble of outstanding person that leads to their downfall or destruction.
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Catharsis
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an emotional release where the charactger realizes his/her defeat and the audience's view of the character changes
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Blank Verse
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poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentamenter lines
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Theme
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the central idea, concern or purpose of a literary work.
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Allusion
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a reference to a well known person, place, event literary work or work of art
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Metaphor
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an implied or suggested comparison of dissimilar things where one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
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