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Drama terms for AP Literature Flashcards

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5692738156Nemesisan opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome or Just punishment; retribution.0
5692738157HubrisPride that challenges the role of the gods1
5692738158CatharsisAn emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety2
5692738159Tragic flawA character trait that leads to the downfall of a hero, while also (often) making him admirable3
5692738160AnagnorisisRecognition of truth about one's self and his actions; moment of clarity4
5692738161Buffoonstupid person; clown5
5692738162ComedyA literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.6
5692738163TragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character7
5692738164Romancean extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places8
5692738165Farce(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham9
5692738166Burlesquea ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation10
5692738167SatireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.11
5692738168Foiblea minor character flaw12
5692738169ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.13
5692738170Invectiveabusive language14
5692738171Inuendoa hint, indirect suggestion or reference, often in a derogatory sense15
5692738172Slapsticka boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes16
5692738173Physical ComedySlap Stick17
5692738174Malapropisma word humorously misused18
5692738175PunA play on words19
5692738176IronyA contrast between expectation and reality20
5692738177Situational ironyAn outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected21
5692738178Verbal IronyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant22
5692738179Dramatic IronyIrony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.23
5692738180SarcasmA mocking, often ironic or satirical remark.24
5692738181AsideA 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
5692738182MonologueA long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.26
5692738183SoliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage27
5692738184Stage 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
5692738185SetArrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted29
5692738186Absurdpreposterous30
5692738187Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.31
5692738188HyperboleAn exaggeration32
5692738189Pratfalla fall made on purpose33
5692738190AnecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story34
5692738191Black ComedyDisturbing or absurd material presented in a humorous manner, usually with the intention of confronting uncomfortable truths35
5692738192EpiphanyA moment of sudden revelation or insight36

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