English II vocab quiz 4th SW

dialogue -

• conversation given in a written story/play

• a person who writes plays

• a literary & theatrical device in which the reader/audience knows more than the characters they're following

• Universal patterns in mythology & literature; the original pattern/model from which all things of the same kind are copied/on which they're based; model/first form; prototype

monologue –

• conversation given in a written story or play

• a long uninterrupted speech delivered by one person in the presence of others

• an idea, symbol, pattern, or character- type, in a story; an element that appears again and again in stories and symbolizes something universal in the human experience.

• characters who typically have heroic traits that earn them the sympathy of the audience, but also have flaws or make mistakes that ultimately lead to their own downfall.

soliloquy –

• speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words

• a genre of story in which a hero is brought down by his/her own flaws, usually by ordinary human flaws

• a dramatic speech that represents a series of unspoken thoughts

• a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on a stage; a play, movie, or television production with a serious tone or subject

aside –

• a person who writes plays

• an idea, symbol, pattern, or character- type, in a story; an element that appears again and again in stories and symbolizes something universal in the human experience.

• a literary and theatrical device in which the reader or audience knows more than the characters they are following.

• literary device used in literature that gives the audience a glimpse into the character's thoughts

satire –

• something meant to make fun of and show the weaknesses of human nature or a particular person

• a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on a stage; a play, movie, or television production with a serious tone or subject

• speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words

• an idea, symbol, pattern, or character- type, in a story; an element that appears again and again in stories and symbolizes something universal in the human experience.

irony –

• conversation given in a written story or play

• speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words

• the use of words that mean the opposite of what one really intends

• a genre of story in which a hero is brought down by his/her own flaws, usually by ordinary human flaws

verbal irony –

• speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words

• an idea, symbol, pattern, or character- type, in a story; an element that appears again and again in stories and symbolizes something universal in the human experience.

• a long uninterrupted speech delivered by one person in the presence of others

• literary device used in literature that gives the audience a glimpse into the character's thoughts

dramatic irony –

• a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on a stage; a play, movie, or television production with a serious tone or subject

• a genre of story in which a hero is brought down by his/her own flaws, usually by ordinary human flaws

• a person who writes plays

• a literary and theatrical device in which the reader or audience knows more than the characters they are following.

Situational irony –

• occurs when a writer crafts a plot point/event that is the opposite of what the reader expected

• speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words

• something meant to make fun of and show the weaknesses of human nature or a particular person

• a long uninterrupted speech delivered by one person in the presence of others

Stage directions –

• speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words

• something meant to make fun of and show the weaknesses of human nature or a particular person

• a playwright’s instructions to a director and actors usually set of in parentheses

• literary device used in literature that gives the audience a glimpse into the character's thoughts