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| scene | a division of drama in which the setting does not change |
| act | a major division of drama made up of scenes |
| tragedy | drama of human conflict which ends in the suffering and defeat of the main characeter who has a tragic flaw which leads to his/her own destruction |
| prologue | an introduction or preface used to introduce a play |
| sonnet | 14 lined poem written in iabic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of: abab cdcd efef gg |
| iambic pentameter | 10 syllables per line following pattern of unstressed/stressed |
| pun | humorous use of a word or phrase in which it's different meanings are emphasized |
| paradox | statement that is contradictory yet somehow seems to make sense |
| comic relief | adding humor to lighten serious situations |
| decorum | an observance or requirement of polite society |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines |
| meter | rythm created by a pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables |
| quatrain | stanza or poem of four lines |
| soliloquy | speech given by one actor when alone on stage |
| aside | lines spoken outside the hearing of other characters |
| simile | comparison between two unlike objects using "like," "as," or "than" |
| metaphor | a direct comparison between two unlike objects that does not use "like," "as," or "than" |
| allusion | a reference to something |
| oxymoron | contradictory terms appear together |
| personification | figure of speech which has inanimate objects having personal or human qualities |
| foreshadowing | To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand |
| alliteration | The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words |
| flashback | an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| theme | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; usually offers a perspective on life |
