 | Term | Definition |
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anachronism |
an object out of its actual cchronological time |
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aside |
a short speech delievered to the audience by an actor in a play spoken in an undertone to suggect the rest of the characters on stage are unable to hear it |
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archaic words |
words outdated or no longer used |
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blank verse |
poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines |
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dramatic irony |
a contradiction in what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true |
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verbal irony |
when a speaker says one thing but means another |
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pun |
a play on multiple meanings of words. Many times is based on a homophone (who words in which sound alike but may be spelled differently and have different meanings) |
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imagery |
descriptive language used in literature to recreate sensory experiences |
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metaphor |
comparison of two things (not using like or as) |
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monologue |
a speech made entirely by one person or character without interruption by others on stage |
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soliloquy |
a speech that presents the character's thoughts aloud as through the character is being overhead (character is alone on stage) |
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tragedy |
a play in which a hero of high birth or position has a character flaw that leads to death or downfall |
