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TermDefinition
Blank Verse Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Iambic Pentameter Peotry containing 10 syllables per line -- stressed/unstressed, stressed/unstressed
Soliloquy Lines in a play in which a character speaks while alone on stage, revealing thoughts to the audience
Tragedy A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, or moral weakness
Tragic Hero The main character or hero in a story whose own actions cause his or her downfall
Pun An expression utilizing a play on words -- often meant to be humorous
Metaphor A comparison between two unalike things for the purpose of description
Simile A comparison between two unalike things using the words like or as for the purpose of description
Personification The attribution of human qualities to non-human things
Dramatic Irony The audience or reader knows more about a character's situation than the character does & knows that the character's understanding is incorrect
Situational Irony A situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended
Verbal Irony When a person says or writes one thing & means another, or uses the word to convey a meaning that is opposite of the literal
Anachronism The misplacing of a person, object, or situation outside of its correct historical line; in Julius Caesar, the Clock
Allusion A reference to a mythological, literacy, or historical person, place, or thing.
Climax The highest point of action in the play; the turning point
Imagery Words & phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
Created by: AndrewOrozco_981
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