Dramatic Terms Flashcards
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Soliloquy
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When a character is on stage alone, and talks to him/herself
2
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Monologue
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A character is on stage with others, but has a long passage
3
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Aside
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When a character bypasses the actors and speaks directly to the audience. The other actors pretend not to hear
4
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Dramatic Irony
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The audience knows things the characters do not
5
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Verbal Irony
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When the opposite of what’s intended is spoken. Also known as sarcasm
6
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Situational Irony
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The opposite of what is expected happens
7
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Pun
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A play on words, usually depending on a double meaning
8
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Imagery
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References that can be observed with the five senses
9
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Allusion
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Things in a text that refer or connect to other things – “the Bible” or mythology etc.
