31-40 Flashcards
Chorus
Actors who comment on the plays actions and provide insight to the theme
Colloquial
Ordinary language, the vernacular
Comedy
Dramatic work that is light and humorous
Comic relief
I’m using scene incident or speech introduced into seriousness in order to provide temporary relief from tension or intensified dramatic action
Conceit
Comparison of two unlikely things, extended metaphor with a poem
Conflict
The problem or struggle of a story
Internal conflict
Character finding something inside itself, emotionally or physiologically
External conflict
Character fighting someone or something outside himself
Four types of conflict
Man v. Man , Man v. Self, Man v. society, Man v. Nature
Connotation
The implied meaning of a word