literary terms (writing exam questions) Flashcards
1
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dramatic irony
A
when the audience know something the character doesn’t
2
Q
when a character speaks their true thoughts on stage
A
soliloquy
3
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prose
A
when the characters words don’t rhyme
4
Q
when the characters words rhyme
A
verse
5
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sonnet
A
a 14 line poem in rhyming couplets traditionally expressing love
6
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iambic pentameter
A
ten syllables in each line (my child is yet a stranger in the world) - capulet
7
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a contradiction in two words (heavy lightness)
A
oxymoron
8
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foreshadowing
A
hinting that something will happen in the future.
9
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symbol
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an object that stands for an idea (light standing for hope or heaven)
10
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tragic hero
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a main character who is doomed to die because he has some kind of excess in his personality
11
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pathos
A
when we feel sorry for a character
