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Drama terms for AP Literature Flashcards

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5780985504Nemesisan opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome or Just punishment; retribution.0
5780985505HubrisPride that challenges the role of the gods1
5780985506CatharsisAn emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety2
5780985507Tragic flawA character trait that leads to the downfall of a hero, while also (often) making him admirable3
5780985508AnagnorisisRecognition of truth about one's self and his actions; moment of clarity4
5780985509Buffoonstupid person; clown5
5780985510ComedyA literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.6
5780985511TragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character7
5780985512Romancean extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places8
5780985513Farce(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham9
5780985514Burlesquea ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation10
5780985515SatireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.11
5780985516Foiblea minor character flaw12
5780985517ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.13
5780985518Invectiveabusive language14
5780985519Inuendoa hint, indirect suggestion or reference, often in a derogatory sense15
5780985520Slapsticka boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes16
5780985521Physical ComedySlap Stick17
5780985522Malapropisma word humorously misused18
5780985523PunA play on words19
5780985524IronyA contrast between expectation and reality20
5780985525Situational ironyAn outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected21
5780985526Verbal IronyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant22
5780985527Dramatic IronyIrony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.23
5780985528SarcasmA mocking, often ironic or satirical remark.24
5780985529AsideA device in which a character in a drama makes a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play25
5780985530MonologueA long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.26
5780985531SoliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage27
5780985532Stage directionsan instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting.28
5780985533SetArrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted29
5780985534Absurdpreposterous30
5780985535Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.31
5780985536HyperboleAn exaggeration32
5780985537Pratfalla fall made on purpose33
5780985538AnecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story34
5780985539Black ComedyDisturbing or absurd material presented in a humorous manner, usually with the intention of confronting uncomfortable truths35
5780985540EpiphanyA moment of sudden revelation or insight36

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