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9th Grade
04/22/2011

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aside
Definition
a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience.
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comic relief
Definition
A humorous scenes in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension or heighten the emotional impact by means of contrast.
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dramatic irony
Definition
when the words and actions of the characters of a work of literature have a different meaning for the reader than the characters
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drama
Definition
A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.
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pun
Definition
A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words
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soliloguy
Definition
A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.
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tragedy
Definition
a very sad event
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tragic hero
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a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy
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dramatic monologue
Definition
a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation
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dynamic character
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someone who undergoes through an important internal change because of the action in the plot.
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static character
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one whose personality doesn't change through a series of events.
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epic
Definition
a long poem written about a hero or heroes.
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dialect
Definition
mode of expressing thoughts, language, or a form of speech
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