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Allusion

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Reference to a previous piece of literature or history or mythological event

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Act

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The major division within a play

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Aside

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Short stage whisper

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Comic relief

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Relieve tension

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Denouement

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Unraveling of the plot

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Direct presentation

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To Lear about the character from what the author says

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Dues ex machina

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Plot manipulation for a happy ending

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Climax

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The point of most intense action

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Epilogue

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Speech or song made after the curtains close

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Exposition

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Section where the reader learns about characters and setting

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Farce

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Making fun of contemporary life

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Indirect presentation

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To learn about character from what other day and what he/she does

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In media res

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Beginning on the middle of a situation

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Motivation

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What makes a character do what he does

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Oxymoron

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Contradiction in terms (side by side)

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Catharsis

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Release of emotions by someone else’s tragedy

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Prologue

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A speech or song before the curtains open

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Poetic justice

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A character gets what he deserves

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Scene

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Minor division in a play