Poetry & Drama Packet Flashcards
(21 cards)
Aside
conveys information to the audience and to certain characters, but other characters “don’t hear”
Allusion
references to other literary works, particularly mythology
Foil
character whose personality or actions are in striking contrast to those of another character (highlights moods or traits)
Prologue
presented by one actor; introduces audience to conflict, theme, and setting of play.
Monologue
speech by one character in a play, story, or poem
Soliloquy
speech that a character in a play makes when he/she is alone
Comedy
play that begins in trouble and ends in peace
Tragedy
play that begins calmly and ends in violence
Catastrophe
resolution of the plot in a tragedy
Irony
difference between reality and appearance
Verbal Irony
figure of speech in which there is a contrast between what is said and what is actually meant
Situational Irony
contrast between what is intended or expected and what actually occurs
Dramatic Irony
contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true
Pun
form of wit, not necessarily funny, involving a play on word with two or more meaning
Paradox
statement that, while apparently self contradictory, is nonetheless essentially true
Oxymoron
figure of speech which two contradictory words or phrases are combined in a single expression, giving the effect of a condensed paradox
Colloquialism
word or phrase in everyday use ina. conversation and informal writing, but sometimes inappropriate in a formal essay
Speaker
imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem; not identified by name; could be anything
Meter
fixed pattern of accented and umaccented syllables in the lines of a poem that produces its persuasive rhythm
Iambic Meter
foot with one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
Trochaic Meter
foot with one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed
