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A movement made up of many diverse plays, most of which were written between 1940 and 1960.
Theatre of the Absurd
A subject, a melody, or a written exercise.
Theme
The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.
Tone
A dramatic work that depicts the downfall of a noble or heroic character
Tragedy
A metrical foot that consists of two syllables, with the first syllable stressed and the second unstressed
Trochee
Literary device that presents something as less important, serious, or bad than it actually is
Understatement
An oversimplified idea of a particular person or thing
Stereotype
A book with shorter and few sentences to fit in one story structure.
Short Story
Often uses words ‘as’ or ‘like’ to express something.
Simile
A group of lines making the basic metrical unit in poetry
Stanza
A long narrative, often detailing heroic adventures, legendary figures, or historical events.
Saga
A literary or artistic work that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize or expose human folly, vice, or societal flaws.
Satire
The analysis of a poem’s meter by marking stressed and unstressed syllables and dividing lines into rhythmic units called "feet."
Scansion
The time and place in which a story, play, or poem takes place.
Setting
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole (e.g., "all hands on deck" meaning sailors).
Synecdoche
The use of symbols to represent ideas or concepts beyond their literal meaning.
Symbolism
A literary device where a character in a play or drama speaks their thoughts aloud to the audience
Soliloquy
A poem with fourteen lines (or ten) using any of a number of rhymes.
Sonnet
A literary device that creates tension and uncertainty about what will happen next.
Suspense
A literary technique where one sensory experience is described using another (e.g., "loud colors").
Synesthesia
A foot consisting of two stressed syllables
Spondee
The way an author uses language to convey ideas and create a unique voice.
Style