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vocaburlry words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which something is spoken of as though it were something else;direct comparison of two unlike things |
| simile | a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison |
| Personification | a figure of speech in which something not human is treated as if it were human. |
| Situational irony | exists when what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen |
| Verbal irony | exists when a person says one thing and means another |
| Dramatic irony | occurs when the audience has important information that the characters do not |
| Allusion | a reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music or art |
| Blank Verse | poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| Protagonist | main character or hero |
| Monologue | speech by one character in a play, story, or poem |
| Comedy | work of literature, especially a play, that has a happy ending |
| Dialogue | conversation between characters |
| Aside | a short speech delivered by an actor in a play expressing his/her thoughts |
| Foil | a character who is contrasted with another character |
| Soliloquy | one character on stage thinking aloud alone |
| Tragedy | a work of literature, especially a play, that results in catastrophe for the main character |
| Heroic Couplet | a traditional form of English poetry, commonly used for epic and narrative poetry |
| Tragic Hero | a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy |
| Tragic Flaw | the characters flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his/her downfall |
| Iambic pentameter | commonly used metrical line in traditional verse and verse drama |
| greek Chorus | Homogeneous, non individualised group of performers in the plays of classical greek |
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