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15 Cards in this Set
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Allusion:
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a reference to a well known character place or situation from history music art or another work of literature
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Aside:
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A character says something to the audience that the other characters are unable to hear
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Blank verse:
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Comedy:
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drama that deals with light and amusing subjects or with serious subjects in a light and familiar manner
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Complication:
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A series of difficulties forming the central action of a story
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Conventions:
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Unrealistic devices or procedures the audience agrees to accept
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Couplet:
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two consecutive lines of rhymed verse that work together as a unit to make a pointer to expresses and idea
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Crisis:
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AKA turning point a point of a great tension in a narrative that determines haw the action will come out
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Drama:
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a story written to be performed by characters before an audience
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Dramatic Irony:
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the reader of audience knows something that the characters will not
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Imagery:
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Descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses
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Monologue:
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When a character reveals their thoughts and feelings in a speech directed towards another character
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Solioguy:
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when a character is on stage is alone and reveals important thought and feelings about the action
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Stage directions:
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how the can also specify details of the setting and scenery and how characters should look speak move and behave
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Tragedy:
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drama, which the main character suffers from a fall from good fortune
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