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Drama Terms Flashcards

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Aside

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When the character speaks to the audience, unheard by other characters

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Soliloquy

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A speech that a character makes, alone on stage, and expresses their thoughts to the audience

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Monologue

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A long speech delivered by a single character in a play or film

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Shakerpearean Sonnet

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A 14 line poem + Couplet at the end

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iamb

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a metrical unit consisting of two syllables where an initial unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. For example, the words amuse (a-MUSE), portray (por-TRAY), delight (de-LIGHT), and return (re-TURN)

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iambic pentameter

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a line of verse composed of ten syllables arranged in five metrical feet (iambs),

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Meter/Metrical Feet

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repeated sequences of meter composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables.

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Turn (in drama)

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When a change in an event happens suddenly and dramitcally

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Interlude

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A pause in something, such as a play

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Miracle Plays

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A real or fictional account on the miracles, life, or martyrdom of a saint

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Mystery Plays

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Based on stories from the Bible

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Morality Play

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Allegorical plays that personified the moral value/principles and abstract ideas to teach moral lessons

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Blank Verse

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A verse that does not contain a rhyme and it almost always uses a iambic meter

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Free Verse

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A verse that does not contain a rhyme or have a regular vibe

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Tragedy (in drama)

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A play or form of drama that is serious and deals with the downfall of a noble or heroic character

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Tragic Flaw

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An error of flaw in the tragic hero that leads to his/her downfall

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Comedy (in drama)

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A play or drama that ends with a happy ending (light or humorous)

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Couplet

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2 lines of poetry that rhyme and are usually in the same meter

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Cliche

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A phrase or saying that is overused

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Pun

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A joke that has a play on words

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Wit

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A form of humour that is intelligent

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Situational Irony

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When something happens that is very different from what was expected to happen in an ironic way

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Dramatic Irony

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When the audience understand something the characters do not. It could be about a characters actions or an event

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Rhetorical Devices

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Techniques or language that is used to express a message or convince an audience to do or buy something

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Repetition

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Repeating something that has already been said

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Parallelism

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Coordinated concepts are organized in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that balance one aspect with another

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Rhetorical Questions

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A question that is asked for the purpose of making a point, not to receive an answer

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Stage Directions

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A command placed into a play’s script that specifies stage activities, performer moves, or production reqiuvements

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Side notes

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A note used for reference that is written in the side margin

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Dialogue

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A written conversation

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Archaic Language

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Language that is used in writing that’s now regarded to be outdated or old-fashioned

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Connotation

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The usage of a term to convey a different association than its original meaning

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Denotation

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The direct definition of a word as seen in a dictionary

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Theme

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The underlying meaning an author is trying to convey in a story

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Paradox

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When a statement contradicts itself

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Conceit

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Compares a opposite things using a metaphor or simile

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated figure of speech

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Apostrophe

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When a poet addresses something or someone that is dead or absent

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Symbol

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Something, such as a word, person, mark, location, or idea, that is used to represent something beyond the literal meaning

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech that is used to show a part represents a whole

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Tone

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The author’s attitude toward something, and it’s revealed through his/her word choice

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Satire

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The use of humor, Irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to reveal and criticize people’s foolishness or vices

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Allusion

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Brief but purposeful references to a person, place, event or another work of literature

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