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English
11th Grade
06/03/2014

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Soliloquy
Definition
a speech given on stage in which a speaker reveals his/her innermost thoughts
Term
plot
Definition
the actions and events in a work of literature
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paradox
Definition
a statement that seems to contradict itself but is true
Term
setting
Definition
the time and place of the action of a story
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tragedy
Definition
a type of dramatic literature
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turning point
Definition
the place in act three of a tragedy in which the rising action reaches a peak
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Fantasy

 

Definition
a story not possible in the real world
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resolution
Definition
everything in a tragedy that takes place after the catastrophe
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