Dramtic Literary Devices- Grade 10 English
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| show | One of the main divisions of the play . Shakespeare favoured the five act structure for his play.
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| show | A character reveals his/her true feelings by directly addressing the audience. Usually occurs when the character is alone on stage and provides an opportunity for puns and foreshadowing.
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| Exeunt | show 🗑
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| show | A short poem with 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme. There are several types of sonnets, each with its own different rhyme scheme. a/b/a/b/ c/d/c/d/ e/f/e/f/ g/g is the sonnet found in Shakspearen sonnets
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| show | A pair of successive lines of poetry that rhyme. Usually found at the end of a sonnet.
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| show | An authoritative use of "hints" which prepares the reader for future events of the outcome.
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| show | They are the play writer's way of creating an atmosphere in which to tell his story. Imagery is the recurrent use of "picture words". It provides and imaginative, yet vivid, specific description.
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| show | Exaggeration used to create a specific effect.
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| show | A figure of speech used to imply rather than directly express a comparison between 2 objects .
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| show | figure of speech used to directly express a comparison between 2 objects.
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| show | A figure of speech that describes nature or inanimate things in a way that is sympathetic to or prophetic about the events in the plot and/ or the emotions of the characters.
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| show | A figure of speech in which a quality or idea represented by human qualities or nature is portrayed as having human feelings, intelligence or emotions
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| show | Is torn by an internal conflict. The hero simply makes a wrong choice which triggers series of negative events. Once the bad decision is made, the hero is to stop the tragedy.
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| show | An emotional purification or relief. a purification of emotions, as pity or fear, primarily through art, a spiritual renewal
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| show | Refers to a character who is an archenemy of the protagonist; can be considered the antagonist in a short story.
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| show | Word play - puns, use of satire, intending to entertain
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| show | The portrayal of an incident which arouses feelings of pity and sadness in the reader
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| show | An ideal situation in which good in rewarded and evil is punished.
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