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Literary and Drama Terms
Literary and Drama Terms
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Language - English
9th Grade
10/17/2023

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Exposition
Definition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
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Inciting incident
Definition
some kind of event that occurs and upsets the balance of your protagonist's life
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Rising Action
Definition
the plot leading up to the climax, grows tension
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Climax
Definition
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
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Falling action
Definition
the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution
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Resolution
Definition
the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc
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Theme
Definition
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
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Antagonist
Definition
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
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Protagonist
Definition
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
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Foreshadowing
Definition
a warning or indication of a future event
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Simile
Definition
the comparison of one thing using like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
an non-literal comparison
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Personification
Definition
giving a non-living thing, living traits
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Setting
Definition
Where a story takes place
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Oxymoron
Definition
two opposite words being used together
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Foil
Definition
character who contrasts with another character
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Pun
Definition
play on words, or words that sound like one another but have separate meanings
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Aside
Definition
a speech or short comment that a character delivers directly to an audience
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Monologue
Definition
a speech
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Soliloquy
Definition
a speech spoken aloud but only heard by the audience
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Motif
Definition
a repeated word, sound, symbol, or pattern
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
when the audience understands more about a situation than some of the characters do
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Verbal Irony
Definition
when someone says something that is sharply different from the reality of the situation
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Situational irony
Definition
when the opposite of what is expected actually happens
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Mood
Definition
Emotions the text evokes
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Tone
Definition
authors attitude
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Conflict
Definition
Problem in a story
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