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13 Cards in this Set
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protagonist
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the main charector or hero of the play
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symbol
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is any object, person, place, action that has meaning in it and stands for something larger than itself
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theme
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the central idea of work of literature
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charector foil
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a charector that sets off another charector by contrast
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soliloquy
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A long uninterruped speech presented to charectors on stage
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monologue
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speech where a charector, alone on stage, speaks his or her thoughts onlly to the audience
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simile
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a comparision made between two dissimilar things through the use of specific word of comparision(like or as)
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personification
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a figure of speech in which an animal, object, natural force, or idea is given a personality and described as human
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antagoinist
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the charector or force that works against the protagonist; introduces conflicts
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analogy
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in extended comparison showing similarities between to dissimilar things
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aside
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the words spoken by a charector in a play, usally intented for an audience ( when they pause the olay and talk)
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irony
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the use of words to express something differnent from and often opposite to their literal meaning
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charectorization
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the personality a charector displays, also the means by which the author reveals that personality
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