Drama Vocab Flashcard

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Ordinary form of written and spoken language?

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Prose

Front

Weakness of protagonist leading to downfall

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Tragic Flaw

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Dramatic Irony is:

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A situation where the audience knows something the character does not.

Front

A long speech revealing personal thoughts while alone on stage.

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Soliloquy

Front

What is blank verse?

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Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter

Front

Character in a play with traits opposite to the protagonist, highlighting their qualities.

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Dramatic Foil

Front

A combination of contradictory words

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Oxymoron

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Notes in a drama describing performance, usually in italics

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Stage Directions

Front

A short speech by an actor expressing thoughts/feelings, directed to the audience (not heard by other characters).

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Aside

Front

Line of verse with 5 metrical feet, each with 1 short (unstressed) syllable followed by 1 long (stressed) syllable

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Iambic Pentameter