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24 Cards in this Set
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Pun |
Funny + Pun = Punny |
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Metaphor |
A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is substituted for another |
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Oxymoron |
Examples: jumbo shrimp, bittersweet, peace force, firm pillow, alone in a crowd |
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Petrarchan lover |
A person in love with the idea of being in love |
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Motif |
A repeated symbol in a literary work that is often a sensory, physical image |
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Allusion |
A reference to something from history, literature, mythology, the Bible or art |
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Paradox |
An apparent contradiction that contains an element of truth |
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Drama |
A story that is written to be acted out in front of an audience |
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Acts |
Major divisions of actions within a play |
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Scenes |
Divisions within the acts of a play |
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Comedy |
A lighter form of drama that aims to amuse and ends happily |
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Tragedy |
A drama featuring a protagonist engaged in a morally significant struggle ending in ruin or profound disappointment |
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Monologue |
The discourse of only one speaker |
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Prologue |
Opening lines introducing a drama’s characters, setting and conflict; precedes the plot |
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Epilogue |
Final remarks in a play, addressed to the audience; follows the plot |
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Soliloquy |
A character’s thoughts spoken aloud on stage |
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Aside |
Part of a character’s dialogue that is intended only for the audience or a selected character, purposely excluding others |
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Sonnet |
A lyric poem of 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter and following a set rhyme scheme |
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Chorus |
A group of actors speaking as one character |
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Iambic Pentameter |
A line of poetry containing 5 iambs |
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Blank Verse |
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
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Hyperbole |
A figure of speech in which conscious exaggeration is used |
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Foil |
A character who is used as a contrast to another character |
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Alliteration |
The repetition at close intervals of initial consonant sounds |
