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25 Cards in this Set
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Act |
The process of doing or performing something |
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Scene |
A sequence of continuous action in a play, movie, opera, or book |
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Allegory |
The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters |
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Protagonist |
Major character in a drama, movie, novel or other fictional text |
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Antagonist |
One who contends against another; an adversary |
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Diction |
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing |
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Comedy |
A dramatic work of film that is humans and has a happy ending |
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Tragedy |
A heroic character's flaw that brings out their downfall |
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Prologue |
An introduction or preface |
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Epilogue |
Section at the end of the book that serves as a comment on the story |
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Irony |
The use of words to express something different from literal meaning |
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Verisimilitude |
The quality of appearing to be true or real |
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Soliloquy |
A dramatic literary form in which a character reveals their thoughts |
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Bias |
A preference of an inclination; on that inhibits impartial judgement |
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Faulty Reasoing |
Making an argument without logical reasoning |
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Up stage |
Toward the back of the stage |
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Down stage |
Toward the front of the stage |
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Aside |
Actors tells audience a secret the other character's don't know |
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Monologue |
A long speech by one actor in a play or movie |
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Catharsis |
The process of releasing strong or repressed emotions |
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Situational irony |
Actions have opposite effect to what was intended |
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Verbal irony |
One says or writes one thing that means another |
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Dramatic irony |
Irony during a situation of drama; only apparent to audience |
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Structural irony |
Pervasive irony created by a structural feature |
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Foil |
To prevent something from succeeding |
