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1. Aside- brief timeout, character talks to himself and others don’t hear
2. Soliloquy- long speech inner most thoughts
Julius Caesar-Cassius delivers a soliloquy announcing his scheme to convince Brutus to join
3. Anachronism- something out of its time
Clock and chimneys in Julius Caesar
4. Metaphor- comparison of something not using like or as
5. Simile- comparison using like or as
Dolls house- Nora is like a doll
The Story of an Hour- “She carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory”.
6. Foreshadowing- hint
Julius Caesar- “Beware the ideas of March”
Our town-The Stage Manager’s indications in Act I that this play will discuss marriage and then death clue us in to the direction that George and Emily’s relationship, which is at the center of the play, will take.
A Dolls House- Nora’s eating of macaroons against Torvald’s wishes foreshadows her later rebellion against Torvald.
7. Motif- reoccurring theme
Dolls house- a lot of secrets
Our Town- Cycle of life= birth, youth, love, marriage, death
Julius Caesar- Omens and portents, letters
8. Alliteration- repetition of constant sounds
The Garden Party- windless, warm, without a cloud
9. Allusion- reference to something bible, mythological, literary
Oedipus complex- Oedipus is a god from Greek mythology who is close to is mother but very far from his father
10. Personification-giving human qualities to animals or objects
The story of an hour- "she was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression,”.
11. Pun-a play on words
Julius Caesar- sole-soul “mends the soles”
12. Dramatic irony-when the audience knows more than your characters
13. Verbal irony-a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
14. Onomatopoeia-musical words, words that sound like the thing they represent.
15. Foil-two characters that are joined but are opposite
16. Epiphany-A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization (light bulb)
17. Theme-a topic of discussion
Our Town-The transience of human life; the importance of companionship; the artificiality of the theater
18. Flashback-interruption in a story by a return to some earlier episode
19.Presentational play-when there’s no scenery so its more revolving around how u imagine it making it easier for you to relate to (our town)
20. Protagonist-The main character in a drama or other literary work.
Our Town- The most significant figure in the play is the Stage Manager, who orchestrates the action onstage and serves as the glue that holds disparate scenes together
A Dolls House- Nora Helmer
21. Antagonist –One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
Julius Caesar- Antony and Octavius
22. Point of view-A manner of viewing things; an attitude.
Julius Caesar- the play sustains no single point of view; however, the audience acquires the most insight into Brutus’s mind over the course of the action.
Oedipus Complex- A boy named Larry
23. Pathetic fallacy- The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example, angry clouds; a cruel wind.
