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Drama Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Act | Main division of a drama; Shakespeare’s plays have five of them |
Aside | Brief remark made by a character and intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters. |
Atmosphere | Tone or mood established by events, places or situation |
Comic Relief | Humorous scene or speech in a serious drama meant to provide relief from emotional intensity |
Foil | character who contrasts and parallels the main character |
Foreshadowing | a hint of what is to come in the story |
Imagery | words or phrases that appeal to the five senses |
Irony | contrast between what is and what appears to be |
Paradox | statement which seems contradictory but is at the same time profoundly logical |
Pun | play on words with similar sounds but different meanings |
Scene | small unit of a play in which there is no shift of locale |
Soliloquy | speech given by a character alone on the stage in order to let the audience know what the character is thinking or feeling |
Tragedy | type of drama that exposes a character’s tragic flaw and ends in defeat and suffering |