Unit 3: Academic and Literary Vocabulary

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  1. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
  2. rationale
    an explanation of the fundamental reasons
  3. scenario
    an outline or synopsis of a play
  4. unconventional
    not conforming to standards
  5. aside
    a line spoken by an actor not intended for others on stage
  6. blocking
    the precise staging of performers’ positions and movements
  7. dramatic irony
    when the audience understands something the characters don't
  8. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  9. criticism
    a written evaluation of a serious written work
  10. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  11. situational irony
    incongruity between what happens and what was expected
  12. soliloquy
    a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
  13. subplot
    a subordinate or secondary story in a work of fiction
  14. verbal irony
    a contrast between the intended and literal meanings
Created on Tue Nov 30 13:39:09 EST 2021 (updated Thu Jan 20 14:57:01 EST 2022)

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