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33 Cards in this Set
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larger divisons in a play |
act |
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words spoken on stage that only some characters or no characters are meant to hear, and the audience |
aside |
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listing of characters that are in the play |
cast of characters |
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humerous work of drama |
comedy |
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speech between characters |
dialogue |
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genre of literature meant to be acted out |
drama |
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characters whose actions and thoughts appose each other |
foil |
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main character that acts as a foil to the hero |
antagonist |
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main character that acts as the hero in a play |
protagonist |
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long speech that occurs with other characters on stage |
monologue |
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small divisons in a play |
scene |
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a long speech when a character is alone or thinks he/she is alone on stage that reveals his/her inner thoughts |
soliloquy |
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tells an actor how his character looks, speaks, behaves |
stage directions |
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plays in which disaster befalls a character |
tragedy |
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a character in a work with admirable qualities, but also has a flaw that leads to his/her fall |
tragic hero |
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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
alliteration |
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reference to a well known person, event, or work |
allusion |
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themes or languages that relate to ideas and emotions exposed by people across cultures |
archetypal |
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unrhymed iambic pentameter |
blank verse |
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when a writer adds humerous elements to break the tension |
comic relief |
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struggle between forces |
conflict |
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struggle that occurs between man, nature, or other force |
external conflict |
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struggle between inner forces within a single character |
internal conflict |
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when the audience knows something other characters dont |
dramatic irony |
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technique that gives information hinting an event to come |
foreshadowing |
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writing organized into 5 feet of 2 syllables with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable |
iambic pentameter |
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description that appeals to the sense of sight |
imagery |
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a direct comparison |
metaphor |
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writing that isn't organized by lines, meter, or syallables |
prose |
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play a on word that has multiple meanings or on words that sound slightly different |
pun |
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lines of iambic pentameter that have end ryhme after a long passage of blank verse |
rhyming couplet |
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comparison using like or as |
simile |
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describe the plot (Act I-V) |
act I- exposition act II- rising action
act III- climax
act IV- falling action
act V- resolution |
