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vocab
for english
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aside | a stage device in which a character briefly discloses his thoughts in the presence of other characters who by convention do not hear him. |
| malapropism | unintentionally talking with puns |
| pun | a type of wordplay in which the author combines two wold meaning withing a sentence |
| myth | stories that explain specific aspects of life or the natural world, usually in terms of supernatural forces or beings. |
| fable | brief fanciful stories that present a moral to teach character and life wisdom through practical examples. |
| comedy | drama that focuses on light-hearted matters such as courtship and love and that may also be satirical |
| folktale | a short tale, usually anonymous, passed along by word of mouth throughout a given culture |
| fairy tale | a wide range of ficional stories set ina n indefinite time and place an dcontaining an element of fantastic or magical (good vs evil) |
| tragedy | a literary work in which the flaws of the protagonist cause him tremendous suffering, eventually resulting in a castrophe, or disastrous conclustion / SAD:( |
| comic relief | comic elements inserted into serious drama to relieve dramatic tension |
| soliloquy | in drama, a form of speech in which a character who believes himself to be alone discloses his innermost thoughts |
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