Period 6 Literary Terms Vocabulary Quiz #1

A long speech by one character in a play, often expressing their thoughts aloud, but not necessarily alone on stage.

• Aside

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Innuendo

A brief remark by a character in a play intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters.

• Aside

• Soliloquy

• Tragic Hero

• Dramatic Irony

A character in a tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.

• Ambiguity

• Bildungsroman

• Tragic Hero

• Hubris

A speech in a play where a character speaks their thoughts aloud, usually alone on stage, revealing their inner feelings.

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Innuendo

• Aside

Excessive pride or self-confidence that often leads to a character's downfall.

• Allegory

• Hubris

• Ambiguity

• Tragedy

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

• Allusion

• Fables

• Historical Fiction

• Indirect Characterization

When someone says or writes something with a different meaning than what is literally intended.

• Verbal Irony

• Realism

• Ambiguity

• Aside

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

• Innuendo

• Ambiguity

• Allegory

• Tragedy

The process by which the personality of a character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

• Indirect Characterization

• Bildungsroman

• Tragic Hero

• Soliloquy

An indirect or subtle reference, often suggesting something derogatory.

• Innuendo

• Aside

• Allegory

• Monologue