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Drama terms for AP Literature Flashcards

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6735484710Nemesisan opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome or Just punishment; retribution.0
6735484711HubrisPride that challenges the role of the gods1
6735484712CatharsisAn emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety2
6735484713Tragic flawA character trait that leads to the downfall of a hero, while also (often) making him admirable3
6735484716ComedyA literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.4
6735484717TragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character5
6735484721SatireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.6
6735484722Foiblea minor character flaw7
6735484723ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.8
6735484724Invectiveabusive language9
6735484725Inuendoa hint, indirect suggestion or reference, often in a derogatory sense10
6735484726Slapsticka boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes11
6735484728Malapropisma word humorously misused12
6735484729PunA play on words13
6735484730IronyA contrast between expectation and reality14
6735484731Situational ironyAn outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected15
6735484732Verbal IronyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant16
6735484733Dramatic IronyIrony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.17
6735484734SarcasmA mocking, often ironic or satirical remark.18
6735484735AsideA 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 play19
6735484736MonologueA long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.20
6735484737SoliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage21
6735484738Stage 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.22
6735484739SetArrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted23
6735484740Absurdpreposterous24
6735484741Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.25
6735484742HyperboleAn exaggeration26
6735484744AnecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story27
6735484746EpiphanyA moment of sudden revelation or insight28

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