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Literary Terms #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tragedy | A story in which the noble main character fails or dies because of a personal flaw or a twist of fate |
| Tragic hero | The main character of a tragedy |
| Character foil | A character whose personality contrasts with – and thus highlights – the personality of another character |
| Word play | Any clever use of the double meanings or matching sounds of words |
| Blank verse | Unrhymed verse in which each line has five stressed syllabus, each one usually preceded by an unstressed syllable |
| Soliloquy | A speech in which a character alone on stage “thinks aloud” to himself for herself |
| Aside | A private remark that a character on stage makes to the audience or to another character but that is not heard by other characters on stage |
| Paraphrase | To restate in one’s own words what someone else said or wrote. |
| Critical review | A piece of writing that evaluates the ideas or artistic qualities of another work |
| Protagonist | Central character, dies or fails, high rank/status |
| Antagonist | Force working against protagonist (another character, group or something nonhuman) |
| Dramatic Irony | When the audience knows more than the characters – helps build suspense |
| Comic relief | Comic relief consists of humorous scenes, incidents, or speeches hat are included in a serious drama to provide a reduction in emotional intensity. |
| Pun (noun) | A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. |
| Synopsis | Summary |
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Mrs.Jfelling
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