1. Lit Terms Allyson Suria, Raquel Mejia, Farjana Pireya, Bethany Solano

2. Drama A major literary form that presents characters directly to the audience, usually without the intermediary of a narrator. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

3. Comedy A dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion. • the tone is light, the main effects are to engage and amuse the audience, the situations and characters are usually drawn from ordinary daily life, the resolution is happy for the major characters. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

4. Tragedy The tone is serious, and often somber. The effect is to involve and strongly move the audience. The outcome is disastrous for the protagonist. • The resolution often involves deaths Macbeth by William Shakespeare

5. Tragedy Subtypes Classical Tragedies- center on a highborn tragic hero who commits an irreversible error of judgement, resulting from excessive pride Senecan Tragedy- developed by Seneca, the Roman dramatist inspired by revenge tragedy Revenge Tragedy- full of sensationalist elements as ghosts, murders, and ruthless villains (Shakespeare, Hamlet)

6. Tragicomedy A drama combining elements of tragedy and comedy. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

7. Theater of the Absurd A designation for particular plays of absurdist fiction, as well as to the style of theatre which has evolved from such work. • Expresses the belief that human existence has no meaning or purpose and therefore all communication breaks down • Logical construction and argument gives way to irrational and illogical speech and to its ultimate conclusion, silence. • satire, dark humour, incongruity, the abasement of reason, and controversy regarding the philosophical condition of being "nothing" The American Dream by Edward Albee

8. Periods of Drama A drama set in a particular historical period Ancient Greek Drama, Roman Drama, English Medieval drama, Elizabethan, Restoration, Modern drama

9. Fiction Literature in the form of prose, esp. short stories and novels, that describe imaginary events and people. Harry Potter series by JK Rowling

10. Novel A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism. Example: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

11. Short Story A story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. Little Red Riding Hood Peter Pan Hansel and Gretel

12. Novella A short novel or long short story; a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel • compact & pointed plot; often realistic & satiric tone • originated in Italy during the Middle Ages Chronicle of a Death Foretold Gabriel García Márquez The Awakening by Kate Chopin