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poetic devices
The 5 C's
the hard fought plot
Character Words
Lets talk it out
100
using like, as,or than to make a non literal comparison.
What is simile.
100
Any action that causes an intensification of the conflict
What is Complication
100
the turning point of the action, the moment of intensity that the rising action has created.
What is climax
100
When the characters in a play experience reversals of fortune and suffering
What is Tradegy
100
Character speaks his or her thoughts alone on stage
What is soliloquy?
200
making a non literal comparison without using like,as, or than.
What is metaphor.
200
The turning point of the action, the moment of intensity that the rising action has created
What is Climax
200
the sorting out or unraveling of the plot at the end of the play.
What is resolution denounment
200
At this point the character understands his or her situation as it really is
What is Recognition?
200
Comments that help the actor know what to do/how speak in a play
What is stage directions?
300
repetition of beginning consonant sounds in close proximity.
What is alliteration
300
The action at the end of a tragedy that initiates the falling action
What is Catastrophe?
300
the gradual buildup of action/ conflicts that lead up to the climax of a story.
What is rising action
300
When a character speaks quietly to himself/herself while others are on a stage
What is Aside?
300
a lengthy speech in a play delivered to characters or to the audience
What is Monologue?
400
attaching human characteristics to non human things.
What is personification
400
How writers reveal characters through speech,dress,manners, and actions
What is Characterization?
400
hints to coming events
What is foreshadowing
400
Character that contracts and parellels the main charater
What is Foil?
400
A character speaks quietly to himself while others are on stage
What is Aside?
500
a non literal extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
500
A comic scene that interrupts intensely dramatic moments.
What is Comic relief?
500
the action following the climax that moves the play toward the resolution.
What is falling action
500
A character struggles within himself or herself?
What is Internal Conflict?
500
Careful selection and placement of words
What is Diction?