English II STAAR Vocabulary

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Literature that develops plot and characters through dialogue and action.

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Drama

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A remark spoken in an undertone by one character either to the audience or to another character, which the remaining supposedly do not hear.

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Aside

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A character who provides a striking contrast to another.

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Character Foil

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When the audience is fully aware of the situation that character(s) are unaware of.

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Dramatic Irony

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Serve as an instructional manual for the director, actors, stage crews, and general reader.

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Stage direction

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A long, uninterrupted speech given by a character to both the other characters on stage and the audience.

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Monologue

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A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

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Soliloquy

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A dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone. It often ends happily with a peaceful resolution.

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Comedy

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Used to describe the events that make up a story, or the main part of a story. Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

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Plot

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A literary device that is used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.

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Characterization