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Drama terms for AP Literature Flashcards

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7136719904Nemesisan opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome or Just punishment; retribution.0
7136719905HubrisPride that challenges the role of the gods1
7136719906CatharsisAn emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety2
7136719907Tragic flawA character trait that leads to the downfall of a hero, while also (often) making him admirable3
7136719908AnagnorisisRecognition of truth about one's self and his actions; moment of clarity4
7136719909Buffoonstupid person; clown5
7136719910ComedyA literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.6
7136719911TragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character7
7136719912Romancean extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places8
7136719913Farce(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham9
7136719914Burlesquea ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation10
7136719915SatireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.11
7136719916Foiblea minor character flaw12
7136719917ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.13
7136719918Invectiveabusive language14
7136719919Inuendoa hint, indirect suggestion or reference, often in a derogatory sense15
7136719920Slapsticka boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes16
7136719921Physical ComedySlap Stick17
7136719922Malapropisma word humorously misused18
7136719923PunA play on words19
7136719924IronyA contrast between expectation and reality20
7136719925Situational ironyAn outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected21
7136719926Verbal IronyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant22
7136719927Dramatic IronyIrony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.23
7136719928SarcasmA mocking, often ironic or satirical remark.24
7136719929AsideA 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
7136719930MonologueA long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.26
7136719931SoliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage27
7136719932Stage 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
7136719933SetArrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted29
7136719934Absurdpreposterous30
7136719935Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.31
7136719936HyperboleAn exaggeration32
7136719937Pratfalla fall made on purpose33
7136719938AnecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story34
7136719939Black ComedyDisturbing or absurd material presented in a humorous manner, usually with the intention of confronting uncomfortable truths35
7136719940EpiphanyA moment of sudden revelation or insight36

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