Literary Devices/Dramatic Purposes

Question 1

Comic Relief (R&J)

Answer 1

Is a character used to release tension and stress with in the play or novel

Question 2

Foil

Answer 2

Is a character or thing that directly contrast with another character or thing

Question 3

Tragic Hero (R&J)

Answer 3

Is usually the protagonist that has everything they need. However through terrible events they lose it all

Question 4

Fatal Flaw (R&J)

Answer 4

Is a characteristic that a character has that causes their death. Also something that happens to cause death

Question 5

Pathos

Answer 5

Is when the audience feels sympathy, sorrow, or pity for a character

Question 6

Symbols

Answer 6

Something that is reoccurring in the novel or play and has a significant meaning

Question 7

Irony

Answer 7

A character says something, then the opposite happens

Question 8

Dramatic Irony (R&J)

Answer 8

When a character in the play says or does something that the audience already knows the outcome of

Question 9

Foreshadowing

Answer 9

When a character or event hints at an event that could happen in the future play

Question 10

Soliloquy (R&J)

Answer 10

When a character from the play speaks their thoughts while alone

Question 11

Nemesis

Answer 11

Is a character that intervenes to kill or pay back the character that has done terrible things

Question 12

Foreboding

Answer 12

When a character or event hints at a terrible event that will happen in the future

Question 13

Atmosphere

Answer 13

The tone or mood of a place or situation

Question 14

Character Development

Answer 14

Creating a believable character in fiction by giving personality and depth

Question 15

Plot

Answer 15

The main events in a play or novel

Question 16

Dramatic Purpose

Answer 16

A part of literature that serves a specific purpose to the plot