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19 Cards in this Set
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Pun
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a play on words that explains another meaning
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Soliloquy
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is a speech delivered by a lone character that reveals the speakers thoughts
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Monologue
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a statement stated by a character
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Stage Directions
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statements describing location on state props used on stage or position or players
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Irony
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The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
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verbal irony
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ironic by stating something that is not used-contradictory statement sarcasm
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dramatic irony
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suspensful
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Simile
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is a comparison using like or as
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Metaphor
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is a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written about as if then
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Personification
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is a figure of speech in which an idea, animal, or thing is described with human qualities
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Hyperbole
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is an exaggeration made for rhetorical effectg
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Allusion
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technique in which reference is made to a person, event, object, or work from history or literature
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Oxymoron
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is a statement that contradicts itself
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Foil Character
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is a character whose attributes, or characteristics contrast with it
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Aside
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a statement by a character made to be heard by the audience
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Tragedy
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in which the protagonists social values decline
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Iambic Pentameter
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type of poetry, da-dum-da, week to strong sylable
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blank verse
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is unrythmend poetry written in iambic pentameter
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Anachronism
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is a reference to something that did not exist at the time being described
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