ENG 3 4TH SW VOCABULARY PRACTICE

What is the definition of irony?

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

• a type of metal

• a form of comedy

Who is a playwright?

• a person who writes plays

• a person who acts in plays

• a person who directs plays

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

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

• a type of dramatic play

• a type of poetic device

What is the definition of tragedy?

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

• a type of comedy

• a type of drama

a subdivision of an act; occurs when changes in location of the action shifts or a new character enters.

• scene

• act

• stage

• drama

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

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• irony

a playwright's instructions to a director and actors usually set off in ( ).

• stage directions

• props

• flaws

• acts

a speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words is known as ____ irony.

• irony

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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

• irony

• archetype

• hero

• tragic hero

characters who typically have heroic traits that earn them the sympathy of the audience, but also have flaws or make mistakes

• hero

• playwright

• tragic flaw

• tragic hero