Drama terms for AP Literature Flashcards

6735484710	Nemesis	an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome or Just punishment; retribution.	0
6735484711	Hubris	Pride that challenges the role of the gods	1
6735484712	Catharsis	An emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety	2
6735484713	Tragic flaw	A character trait that leads to the downfall of a hero, while also (often) making him admirable	3
6735484716	Comedy	A literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.	4
6735484717	Tragedy	A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character	5
6735484721	Satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.	6
6735484722	Foible	a minor character flaw	7
6735484723	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	8
6735484724	Invective	abusive language	9
6735484725	Inuendo	a hint, indirect suggestion or reference, often in a derogatory sense	10
6735484726	Slapstick	a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes	11
6735484728	Malapropism	a word humorously misused	12
6735484729	Pun	A play on words	13
6735484730	Irony	A contrast between expectation and reality	14
6735484731	Situational irony	An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected	15
6735484732	Verbal Irony	A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant	16
6735484733	Dramatic Irony	Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.	17
6735484734	Sarcasm	A mocking, often ironic or satirical remark.	18
6735484735	Aside	A 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 play	19
6735484736	Monologue	A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.	20
6735484737	Soliloquy	A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage	21
6735484738	Stage directions	an 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
6735484739	Set	Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted	23
6735484740	Absurd	preposterous	24
6735484741	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	25
6735484742	Hyperbole	An exaggeration	26
6735484744	Anecdote	A short and amusing or interesting story	27
6735484746	Epiphany	A moment of sudden revelation or insight	28