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Unrhymed Lines
Iambic Pentameter
Every Other Syllable Accented
"But Soft What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks!" |
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| Opposite/Brings Out Another Character's Traits |
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Character Alone
Expresses Thoughts and Feelings
"Thinking Aloud" |
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Character Talks Long Time
But Other Characters Present |
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Conversation
At Least TWO Characters |
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Character's Brief Remark to Audience
Off to the Side
Not Heard by Other Characters |
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Reference to Literature, Religion, Mythology, History
Deepends Meaning of Line or Story |
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Unexpected Situation Occurs
Opposite of What is Expected |
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Situation that Ends in Death or Tragedy
FATE |
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| Reader Knows More about a Situation than Other Characters |
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| Hints and Preparations for Future Events |
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Central Character meets with Tragedy or Misfortune
Conflict usually Ends with Death
Evoke Disillusionment/Agony of Life
Protagonists Destroyed by Own Self-Destructive Tendencies or External Forces
Downfall/Death often Seem Predestined |
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Reflect Foibles, Contradictions, Confusions
Broadly Funny, Playful, Wry, Cynical, Satirical, Biting
Protagonists Face many Conflicts
Usually Emerge Unscathed |
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Insight to Life
In Tragedy, Concerns Downfall of Hero/Heroine
Can be Universal (Love, Revenge)
Specific (Illicit Love does not Always Last Forever) |
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Rich, Descriptive Language
Evokes Senses
Creates Mood
Reveals Characters
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| Human Qualities to Inanimate Objects |
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| Metaphors to Compare Unlike Things |
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| Uses "Like" or "As" to Compare two Unlike Things |
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| Group of Narrators who Sum Up or Preview Action |
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14 Line Poem
Specific Rhyme Scheme
English Sonnet:
abab cdcd efef gg
Three Quatrains, One Couplet |
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| Introduction to Play that Gives Basic or Background Information |
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| Repetition of Same/Similar Final Consonant Sounds on Accented Syllables or Important Words |
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