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allusion
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an indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event
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aside
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a dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard only by thh audience
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badinage
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a light or playful discourse
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blank verse
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unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
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chorus
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(Elizabethan theatre) a single actor who serves as narrator and speakes the lines in the Prologue and/or Epilogue
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chronology
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the order in which events occur
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comic relief
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a humorous interlude in a serious drama to provide a change form emotional intensity
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conceit
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an eleborate, usually intellectually ingenious poetic comparison or image, such as an analogy or metaphor
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external conflict
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conflict between the character and outside forces
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interal conflict
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conflict occuring within the character
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couplet
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a rhymed pair of lines
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dialogue
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verbal exchange between characters (written into script)
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dramatic dialects
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language expressed by characters, usually to differentiate between social classes or regions
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dramatic monologue
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a lyric poem recited by a a character, usually onstage alone, having a one-side conversation
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exhortation
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language meant to incite and encouragel a persuasive discourse; and admonition; a homily
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figurative language
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communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of words
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foil
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a character who provides a striking contrast to another character
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foreshadow
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an indication through hints or clues of wwhat is going to happen later in the story
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iambic pentameter
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metrical line of five feet, each of which is made up of two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed
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imagery
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descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader
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dramatic irony
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the reader or viewer of the performance knows something that a character does not know
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lamentation
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expression of grief or sorrow, wailing
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lightning scene
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an episode that occurs a litle aside from the main movement of the story that is meant to illustrate a particular aspect (i.e., the argument between Peter and the musicians)
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mood
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the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader (descriptive words, setting, figurative language)
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tone
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the attitude a writer takes towards a subject, tone reflects the feelings of the writer (emotions evoked while reading)
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plot
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sequence of events in the story (exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion/resolution)
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prologue
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the beginning/introduction of the drama/act, usually performed by a Chorus
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proletarian pose
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popular (or commonly known) writing or discourse
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satire
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spoof; make jest; ridicule for the purpose of improving society
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scherzo
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music term meaning "joke" in Italian refers to the Queen Mab dream story
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soliloquy
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a character speaks his thoughts aloud while onstage alone, not speaking to other characters or to the audience
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sonnet
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lyric poem of 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter; Shakespearean has 3 quatrains and a final couplet (abab cdcd efef gg)
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tone shift
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specific shift in tone within a scene
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tradegy
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a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a noble character involved in historically or socially significant events
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"a sudden rash half-capriole"
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a moment of poetic high spirits expressing a taste for the unexpected (at the end when the degrees of involvement in mourning are evident)
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