literary vocab Flashcards
1
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annotation
A
a note or comment added to a diagram or text
2
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dramatic irony
A
signifies opposite, humerus effect
3
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greek chorus
A
same character, masked, ancient greek theatre. backs the character up
4
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monologue
A
speech by actor in play or movie
5
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soliloquy
A
act of speaking thoughts out loud
6
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tragedy
A
event causing suffering, deactivation, and distress
7
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comedy
A
entertainment with jokes and sarcasm
8
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malapropism
A
mistaken use of word with similar sounding one
9
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motif
A
feature or dominant idea
10
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archetype
A
recurring symbol
11
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theme
A
subject of talk/ a topic
12
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blank verse
A
verse with out rhyme that is in iambic pentameter
13
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prose
A
written or spoken language in its original form
