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Literary Terms55

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Alliteration the repition of initial consonant sounds
Allusion an indirect reference to another work of literature
Aside a whisper to another character so that other characters can't hear
Chorus a single actor who recites the prologue
Couplet any two line stanza that contains a complete thought; usually ryhmed
Foil a character who provides a striking contrast to the main character thus calling attention to certain traits of the main character
Foreshadowing giving clues in the story as to what will happen next creating suspense
Irony a contrast between what appears to be and what really is
Metaphor compairison between two unlike thing without using like or as
Oxymoron a figure of speech that produces an effeft by seeming self contridictory
Personification a figure in which human characteristics are assigned to nonhuman things
Prologue an intro speech often in verse calling attention to the theme(s) of a play
Prose the oridinary for of spoken or written language which doesn't have a regular rhythmic pattern
Pun a play on several words that sound simmilar but mean different things
Simile Two unlike things compared with like or as
Soliloguy speech of a character in a play delivered while the speaker is alone that informs the auideince that which is going on in the character's mind
Sonnet a lyric poem of fourteen lines
Tragedy a dramatic composition dealing with a serious or somber theme; ususally arranged with death or regret
Tragic flaw flaw of a character that drives the character to commit a tragedy
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