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Matching The Words To Their Definition.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Personification | a figure of speech in which something not human is treated as if it were human. |
| Monologue | speech by one character in a play, story, or poem |
| Allusion | a reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music or art |
| Dramatic Irony | occurs when the audience has important information that the characters do not |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which something is spoken of as though it were something else; direct comparison of two unlike things. |
| Tragic Hero | a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall |
| Heroic Couplet | a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style |
| Aside | a short speech delivered by an actor in a play expressing his/her thoughts |
| Dialogue | conversation between characters |
| Verbal Irony | exists when a person says one thing and means another |
| Protagonist | main character or hero |
| Iambic Pentameter | consists of a line ten syllables long that is accented on every second beat |
| Soliloquy | one character on stage thinking aloud a |
| Greek Chorus | a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play |
| Tragic Flaw | the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy |
| Simile | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared |
| Tragedy | a work of literature, especially a play, that results in catastrophe for the main character |
| Situational Irony | exists when what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen |
| Blank Verse | poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| Foil | a character who is contrasted with another character |
| Comedy | work of literature, especially a play, that has a happy ending |
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