drama terms Flashcards
1
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the fall of a poem from some height + happiness into misery
A
tragedy
2
Q
“tragic flaw” - mistake in action or character: flaw
A
hamartia
3
Q
“purging” negative emotions, pity, fear, terror
A
catharsis
4
Q
intended to make the audience laugh
A
comedy
5
Q
speaking own thoughts aloud by oneself
A
soliloquy
6
Q
a sequence of continuous action, changing of characters within act
A
scene
7
Q
part of a play defined by rising action, climax, resolution
A
act
8
Q
when character’s dialogue is spoken but not heard by others on stage
A
aside
9
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instructions; indicate movement, position, tone of actor, sound effects
A
stage directions
