23-35 Flashcards

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History

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Starts with contentment, leads to plotting and scheming, ends in battles.

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Tone

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Attitude towards his or her own writing subject, shown through the actions of the characters.

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Dramatic irony

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When an audience knows more about the characters story lines than the character does

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4
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Pun

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Play on the meaning of roles

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5
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Comic relief

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A funny part in the play to relieve the tension from a really serious place

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6
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Allusion

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A reference to a famous person, place, or thing

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7
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Tragic hero

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The main character who people “root for” but they are doomed.

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8
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Idiomatic expressions

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Figures of speech whose meanings aren’t connected to the words at all

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9
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Character flaw

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Human quality that causes the characters downfall.

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10
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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration of a point

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Situational irony

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When a character expects a specific outcome based on their plans and something completely unexpected occurs instead

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12
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Rhyme scheme

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A rhyming pattern in poetry.

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13
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Verbal irony

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When a character uses speech with a double or hidden meaning

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