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12 Cards in this Set
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Foil
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A character with qualities that are in sharp contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the qualities of each.
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Dramatic Irony
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The quality present when the audience knows something that the characters on stage do not.
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Soliloquy
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A longer speech that refers to the innermost thoughts and feelings of the character who speaks it- just as if the character were speaking to himself or herself.
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Oxymoron
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A pair of words that seem to contradict each other (pretty ugly, etc.)
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Climax
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The point in the plot where the emotional tension is at its highest and where we know how the conflict will end.
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Tragic Hero
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Usually of noble birth, has a downfall because of tragic flaw.
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Foreshadowing
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Hints about what is to occur later in the text.
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Imagery
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Words that appeal to the five senses.
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Theme
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The message of life that the author wants to convey.
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Comic Relief
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Humorous scenes that are in otherwise-serious plays.
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Tragedy
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A serious work of literature that narrates the events leading to the downfall of the tragic hero.
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Tragic Flaw
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Fatal character weakness.
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