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Jantz Eng I LitDrama
Literary terms for Freshman English- Drama
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| drama | a story that is made for acting on a stage; it uses conflict, character contrast, dialogue |
| character | a person in a story OR the personality qualities that make one person different from others |
| monologue | a speech made by a character who is completely ALONE on stage |
| soliloquoy | a long speech made by a character while other people are on stage with him/her |
| stage directions | words that tell the actors in a play what they are supposed to do or where to go; the words are usually in italics |
| tragedy | a drama in which the main character suffers horribly because of some flaw or problem in him/herself |
| tragic hero | a character that has a noble (high morals, excellent person) beginning, but ends up in trouble because of some flaw or problem inside him/her |
| tragic flaw | a weakness, flaw, or problem in a character that leads to his/her fall or great trouble |
| aside | something the character says in a whisper to the audience; the other characters aren't supposed to hear it |
| downfall | ruin, going down to a lower position, end of good life |
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