AP Lit. Terms Drama 1

	the word choices made by a writer
	a situation that requires a person to decide between two equally attractive or equally unattractive alternatives
	a formal speech praising a person who has died
	the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work
	a sermon, or a moralistic lecture
	a real or fictional episode; a division of an act in a play
	a work in which the protagonist, a person of high degree is engaged in a significant struggle and which ends in ruin or destruction.
	a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, esp. one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
	a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending;
	a person or thing that gives contrast to another
	a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent more abstract ideas; Santa Clause, for instance, can be an allegory for generocity.
	a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
	the repitition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences; example: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right," (Lincoln's second inaugural address)
	a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions (compare to polysyndeton) example: "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe" (JFK's inaugural address)
	the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural (compare to a syndeton) example: "And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark." (Genesis 7:22-24)
	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it. Example: "The pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [war]"
	a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings
	a construction in which one word is used in two different senses example: "After he threw the ball, he threw a fit"
	a three part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise example: "All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; Therefore, Socrates is mortal."
	the manner in which words are arranged into sentences