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Drama terms for AP Literature Flashcards

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6248370503Nemesisan opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome or Just punishment; retribution.0
6248370504HubrisPride that challenges the role of the gods1
6248370505CatharsisAn emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety2
6248370506Tragic flawA character trait that leads to the downfall of a hero, while also (often) making him admirable3
6248370507AnagnorisisRecognition of truth about one's self and his actions; moment of clarity4
6248370508Buffoonstupid person; clown5
6248370509ComedyA literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.6
6248370510TragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character7
6248370511Romancean extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places8
6248370512Farce(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham9
6248370513Burlesquea ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation10
6248370514SatireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.11
6248370515Foiblea minor character flaw12
6248370516ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.13
6248370517Invectiveabusive language14
6248370518Inuendoa hint, indirect suggestion or reference, often in a derogatory sense15
6248370519Slapsticka boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes16
6248370520Physical ComedySlap Stick17
6248370521Malapropisma word humorously misused18
6248370522PunA play on words19
6248370523IronyA contrast between expectation and reality20
6248370524Situational ironyAn outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected21
6248370525Verbal IronyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant22
6248370526Dramatic IronyIrony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.23
6248370527SarcasmA mocking, often ironic or satirical remark.24
6248370528AsideA 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
6248370529MonologueA long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.26
6248370530SoliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage27
6248370531Stage 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
6248370532SetArrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted29
6248370533Absurdpreposterous30
6248370534Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.31
6248370535HyperboleAn exaggeration32
6248370536Pratfalla fall made on purpose33
6248370537AnecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story34
6248370538Black ComedyDisturbing or absurd material presented in a humorous manner, usually with the intention of confronting uncomfortable truths35
6248370539EpiphanyA moment of sudden revelation or insight36

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