Literary Terms Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Myth
A
A story
2
Q
Epic
A
long poem about a hero
3
Q
Aside
A
revealing true thoughts
4
Q
Dramatic Story
A
contradiction between what a character thinks or says and what the audience knows is true
5
Q
Narrative
A
A story
6
Q
Soliloquy
A
A lengthy speech were the person is alone
7
Q
Pun
A
plays on words with multiple meanings
8
Q
Blank Verse
A
Poetry written unrhymed
9
Q
Monologue
A
A lengthy speech by one person
10
Q
Tragedy
A
A play that ends in a disaster
11
Q
Comic relief
A
interrupts a scene
12
Q
Oral Tradition
A
stories about a culture
