Rockin' Da Lit Terms

Question 0

Allusion

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A reference to a well known person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion

Question 1

Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words

Question 2

Irony

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A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality or between what is expected and what actually happens

Question 3

Situational irony

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Occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

Question 4

Verbal irony

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Occurs when a writer or speaker says one thing but really means the opposite

Question 5

Dramatic irony

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Occurs when the reader or audience knows something that a character does not know

Question 6

Soliloquy

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In drama, a long speech by a character who is alone on the stage. It reveals the private thoughts and emotions of that character

Question 7

Aside

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In a play, a comment that a character makes to the audience that the other characters on stage do not hear

Question 8

Monologue

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A long speech or written expression of thoughts by a character in a literary work

Question 9

Dramatic structure

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The way information is presented in a play (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)

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Blank verse

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Five accented syllables (iambic pentameter) per line, with no rhyme

Question 11

Foil

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To interrupt ones success/plan

Contrasting character

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Rhyme scheme

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The pattern of end rhymes, designated by letters (aabbcc or ababcdcd)

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Paradox

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A situation or statement that appears to be contradictory but is actually true, either in fact it in a figurative sense

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Pun

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A play on words

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Stage direction

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Notes in the text of a play that describes the appearance and movements of the characters, as well as the sets, costumes, and lighting

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Sonnet

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A 14 lyric poem developed in Italy during the Renaissance

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Couplet

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Two consecutive rhymed lines of poetry that follow the same rhyme pattern

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Archetype

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A pattern or model that serves as the basis for different, but related, versions of a character, plot, image, or theme

Question 19

What are the three types of plays?

Answer 19

Comedy, Tragedy, History

Question 20

Acts and scenes

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A major unit of a drama or play and a subdivision of an act in a play

Question 21

Stage right/ Stage left

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In the actors POV while on stage