Finals Study guide

Question 1

Imbibe

Answer 1

To drink (Especially alcohol)

Question 2

Daunt

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To make afraid discouraged

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Edifice

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Large, elaborate structutre; imposing building

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Glean

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to collect bit by bit

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Desolate

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lonely; forlorn

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Obsequy

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a funeral rite

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Impide

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To hinder; obstruct

Question 8

Efface

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To obliterate; to wipe out

Question 9

Banter

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playful/witty remarks and harmless teasing

Question 10

Dark Humor

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humor about grave topics, such as death, murder, etc.

Question 11

Blenderword

Answer 11

combination of words to make new words

Question 12

Blunder

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an actor makes foolish, yet funny, mistakes

Question 13

Caricature

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exaggeration of a person’s mental, physical, or personality trait in a wisecrack form

Question 14

Farce

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entertainment by means of unlikely, improbable, and extravagant situations

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Foil

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Two characters who contrast each other

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Freudian Slip

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a funny statement which seems to pop out of nowhere but actually comes from the person’s subconscious thoughts

Question 17

Hyperbole

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An exaggeration

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Inversion

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the taking on of the gender role of the opposite sex; It is also defined as a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship. It refers to situations or circumstances where the normal hierarchy of power is reversed.

Question 19

Irony

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what is expected isn’t what occurs (= situation irony)
[ the exact opposite of whats expected to happen]

Ex: Mr.Right who’s always wrong

Question 20

Parody

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the use of imitation to mock or make fun of

Question 21

Pun

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a line that exploits the different possible meanings of a word or two words that simply sound alike

Question 22

Repartee

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speech with witty comebacks and clever replies

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Sarcasm

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My life…ha… jk

a type of verbal irony, in which praise is used tauntingly to indicate its opposite meaning

Question 24

Understatement

Answer 24

Pretty self-explanatory…. but if you still need a definition:

the opposite of exaggeration/ hyperbole and is a form of irony; It is a figure of speech that consists of saying less than what is really meant or saying something with less force than is appropriate.

Question 25

Crisis

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moment when a character realizes that they have a problem

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Conflict

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A struggle or clash between opposing characters/forces

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Climax

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Moment of great emotional intensity/suspenece in a plot

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Irony

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Contrast between expexctation and reality- between what is said and what is meant

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Rising Action

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Chain of events that takes place as the main character struggles to achieve their goal

Question 30

Falling Action

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Parts of a story after the climax, and before the very end.

Question 31

Characterization

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Process of viewing the personality

Question 32

Suspense

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The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about what is going to happen next

Question 33

Unreliable narrator

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Person who is not telling the right story

Question 34

Comic Releif

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Comic scene or event that breaks up serious play or narritive.

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Aside

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Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the auidence or another character but isnt supposed to be heard by the others on stage

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Exposition

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Type of writing that explains, gives info. defines, or classifies an idea

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Soliloquy

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Long speech in which a character expresses their thoughts out loud (think of the word solo for soliloquy)

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Monolouge

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Long speech in which a character who is onstage and talks to the audience (think of mono on mono with the audience)

Question 39

Dynamic(Round) Character

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Someone ho undergoes important, internal change b/c of the action in the plot

Question 40

Static(Flat) Character

Answer 40

a character who undergoes little or no change, or does not grow or develop