Dramatic Conventions

What is the difference between a monologue and a soliloquy?

When dialogue (the explicit meaning) doesn't match tone (implicit meaning)

Using objects to signify ideas and qualities other than the literal sense.

Type of drama that usually ends in death/terrible events.

Which is an example of allusion?

An extended speech intended for the other actors on stage.

Introduction to a literary work.

Which of the following is NOT a pun?

A long speech an actor delivers to the audience.

When the audience knows more than the characters on stage.

A brief remark to another character

A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character

Which is an example of oxymoron?

The moment that emotional tension is released.

Device used to hint towards an event occurring later in the story.

Meter in which Romeo and Juliet is written.

Which of the following is an example of paradox?