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39 Cards in this Set
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irony
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surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions
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tragedy
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type of drama or literature that shows the downfall/destruction of a noble person, who USUALLY possesses a character weakness called a tragic flaw
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soliloquy
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long speech i play or in a prose work made by a character who is alone
ie.MACBETH |
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drama
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story written to be performed by actors large sections called acts
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dialogue
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conversation between characters. use dialogue to reveal character to present events
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aside
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to give insight into the character
character is speaking to himself or audience (other characters are on stage) |
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hag
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witch
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hue
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color or shade
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scruple
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uneasy feeling
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amiable
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friendly
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gothic
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term used to describe literary works that make extensive of primitive, medieval, wild, mysterious, natural elements
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quatrain
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4 line stanza
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wretch
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monster
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benevolent
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kind
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cauldron
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large metal pot that witches use to put potions in
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foul play
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unlawful or dishonest behavior, in particular violent crime resulting in another's death.
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fatal flaw
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key element that is a downfall (death) to a hero's life
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ambition
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strong desire for fame, power.....etc (Macbeth)
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symbol
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sign, word, phrase, image, or other objects that stands for/represents something else
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social commentary
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Social commentary is the act of rebelling against an individual, or a group of people by rhetorical means. This is most often done with the idea of implementing or promoting change by informing the general populace about a given problem and appealing to people's sense of justice.
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stereotype
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fixed conception
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harbinger
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someone who can see the future
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plot
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sequence of events in a literary work
(character and conflict=2 main elements of any plot) |
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hypocrisy
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pretending to be what it is not
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paradox
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statement that seems to be contradictory but that actually presents a truth
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conflict
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struggle between opposing forces
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setting
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the place and time at which a play, novel, or film is represented as happening
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malignant
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wishing evil
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tone
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writer's attitude toward the readers and toward the subject
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suffrage
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the write to vote
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romantic
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literary and artistic imagination, fancy, freedom, emotions, wildness
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kin
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family
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countenance
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face
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citation
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proof
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couplet
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pair of rhyming lines written in same
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ardent
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passionate
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endeavor
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try hard to do or achieve something, goals
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fastidious
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easy to please...perfectionist
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail |
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rhyme
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repetition of sounds at the end of words
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