Literacy terms/ drama devices Flashcards
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Alliteration
The repetition of initial sounds in words.
Allusion
A reference to a famous person, place, or event. (Deception of someone)
Apostrophe
Character addressing an absent person, object or area as if it were present (talking to nothing).
Dramatic Irony
When the reader/audience knows more than the character.
Foil
Similar situation but react differently
Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration.
Metaphor
A direct comparison between two or more things; does not use “like” or “as”.
Anagnorisis / Recognition
A moment in the play when a character self-understands or discovers
Aside
A short quick comment said by a character, in the midst of other characters on stage, not heard by them
Monologue
A long, uninterrupted speech delivered by a character while in the midst of other characters on stage, and heard by them.
Peripeteia / Reversal
Reversal of fortune to the protagonist-from good to bad, or bad to good)
Soliloquy
A long, uninterrupted speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage and thinking thoughts out loud.
Blank Verse
- Each line begins with a capital letter
- Formal
- 10 syllables
Prose
Informal
casual conversation
Not capital for each line
Anecdote
A short account of a true event in the author’s life
Cacophony
The use of sounds that are unpleasant to the ear
Anecdote
A short account of a true event in the author’s life.
Cacophony
The use of sounds that are unpleasant to the ear
Irony
When an event or outcome is contrary to what would naturally be expected; a strange coincidence.
Metaphor
Direct comparison that does not use as, or like.
Oxymoron
Two words right beside each other with opposite meanings.
Pathetic Fallacy
The attribution of human emotions and characteristics to nature or inanimate objects.
