Essay Help (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Soliloquy definition
Soliloquy definition
A speech by a character alone on stage, revealing inner thoughts
Effect of dramatic irony
Effect of dramatic irony
Creates tension, suspense, or poignancy
Who typically uses blank verse
Who typically uses blank verse
Noble characters
Who typically uses prose
Who typically uses prose
Lower-class characters or in informal situations
Difference between metaphor & simile
Difference between metaphor & simile
Similes use 'like'/'as'; metaphors state one thing is another
Effect of a pun
Effect of a pun
Adds humour, complexity, or double meaning
Hyperbole definition
Hyperbole definition
Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect
Effect of foreshadowing
Effect of foreshadowing
Builds anticipation for future events
Fatal flaw of a tragic hero
Fatal flaw of a tragic hero
Hamartia
Who can hear an aside
Who can hear an aside
Audience but not other characters
Shakespeare's typical play structure
Shakespeare's typical play structure
Five-act structure
Catharsis definition
Catharsis definition
Emotional release felt by audience at end of tragedy
Foil definition
Foil definition
Character who contrasts with another, usually protagonist
Length of a sonnet
Length of a sonnet
14 lines
Key ending: tragedy vs comedy
Key ending: tragedy vs comedy
Tragedy: catastrophic; Comedy: happy