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Vocabulary 4-22-14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tragedy | Depicts serious and important events that end unhappily. |
| Tragic Heroes | Are usually noble figures |
| Tragic Flaw | A person failing that leads to their downfall |
| Stage Directions | Playwright describes setting and actions |
| Interpertation | Actors, directors, and designers interpret these directions creatively |
| Performance | Audience experiences the story through |
| Dialogue | Conversation between characters |
| Monologue | A long speech by one character to one or more other characters |
| Soliloquy | A speech by a character alone onstage , speaking to himself or herself or to the audience |
| Sonnet | |
| Poem | |
| Prose | |
| Verse | |
| Aside | |
| Chorus | |
| Metaphors | |
| Simile | |
| Personification | |
| Oxymoron |