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LA_midterm
Midterm study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | A brief reference to something without specifically saying so |
| Prologue | Introductory section of a literary work |
| Character motivation | The reasons why a character acts, thinks or feels a certain way |
| Foreshadowing | To hint at future events |
| Caesura | A dramatic pause |
| Aside | A brief remark to the audience |
| Soliloquy | When a character speaks to themselves for only the audience to hear |
| Monologue | One person speaks |
| Iambic pantameter | A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Sonnet | A fourteen-line poem with strict rules of rhyme and rythm |
| Oxymoron | A phrase or situation that contradicts itself |
| Dramatic conventions | Techniques for dramatic effect |
| Universal theme | Themes that anyone may relate to, despite the passage of time |
| Chorus | A group speaking in unison |
| Tragic flaw | A flaw in character that leads to the downfall of a character or tragic hero |
| Tragic hero | The main character of a tradgedy |
| Motif | A reoccuring or dominant theme or idea |
| Verbal irony | When what is said contrasts with reality |
| Situational irony | When what is expected contrasts with the outcome |
| Dramatic irony | When the audience is aware of something characters are not |
| Personification | When human qualities are given to a non-human |
| Dramatic foil | When two characters have contrasting personalities, causing a specific trait to stand out |
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