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Drama terms for AP Literature Flashcards

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7316443433Nemesisan opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome or Just punishment; retribution.0
7316443434HubrisPride that challenges the role of the gods1
7316443435CatharsisAn emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety2
7316443436Tragic flawA character trait that leads to the downfall of a hero, while also (often) making him admirable3
7316443437AnagnorisisRecognition of truth about one's self and his actions; moment of clarity4
7316443438Buffoonstupid person; clown5
7316443439ComedyA literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.6
7316443440TragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character7
7316443441Romancean extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places8
7316443442Farce(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham9
7316443443Burlesquea ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation10
7316443444SatireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.11
7316443445Foiblea minor character flaw12
7316443446ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.13
7316443447Invectiveabusive language14
7316443448Inuendoa hint, indirect suggestion or reference, often in a derogatory sense15
7316443449Slapsticka boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes16
7316443450Physical ComedySlap Stick17
7316443451Malapropisma word humorously misused18
7316443452PunA play on words19
7316443453IronyA contrast between expectation and reality20
7316443454Situational ironyAn outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected21
7316443455Verbal IronyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant22
7316443456Dramatic IronyIrony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.23
7316443457SarcasmA mocking, often ironic or satirical remark.24
7316443458AsideA 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
7316443459MonologueA long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.26
7316443460SoliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage27
7316443461Stage 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
7316443462SetArrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted29
7316443463Absurdpreposterous30
7316443464Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.31
7316443465HyperboleAn exaggeration32
7316443466Pratfalla fall made on purpose33
7316443467AnecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story34
7316443469EpiphanyA moment of sudden revelation or insight35

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