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Don Quixote and Cyrano de Bergerac

Don Quixote and Cyrano de Bergerac . Lit Devices. P arody. A humorous imitation of another, usually serious, work. Most often uses exaggeration or distortion to ridicule the work, its style, or its author. Drama. (AKA a play) A story written to be performed by actors. Comedy.

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Don Quixote and Cyrano de Bergerac

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  1. Don Quixote and Cyrano de Bergerac Lit Devices

  2. Parody A humorous imitation of another, usually serious, work. • Most often uses exaggeration or distortion to ridicule the work, its style, or its author.

  3. Drama (AKA a play) Astory written to be performed by actors

  4. Comedy A literary work, especially a play, that has a happy ending. • Often show ordinary characters in conflict with their society • Romantic comedy • Problems between lovers • Comedy of manners • Satirically challenges social customs of a sophisticated society • Often contrasts with tragedy

  5. Tragedy • Literature or drama that shows the downfall or destructions of a noble or outstanding person, traditionally one who possess a character weakness called a flaw. • Tragic hero

  6. Divisions of a play Act Subdivision of a play; there are typically five acts in a Shakespeare play Scene Further subdivision of a play

  7. Chit chat Dialogue Conversation between characters Pun Play on words involving a word with multiple meanings or two words that sound alike but have different meanings Aside A character revealing his or her true thoughts or feelings in a remark that is unheard by other characters

  8. Chit chat cont’d Soliloquy Alengthy speech in which a character—usually alone on stage—expresses his or her true feelings; a soliloquy is unheard by other characters Monologue A lengthy speech by one person; a monologue is addressed to other characters

  9. Irony Irony exists when speech or events are incongruous or the opposite of what is expected or intended. There are three types of irony: situational, verbal, and dramatic irony.

  10. Situational Irony The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does Example: My mother is a professional make-up artist, but I rarely—if ever—wear make up.

  11. Verbal Irony Saying the opposite of what you mean AKA—SARCASM! Mrs. France saying, “Oh yeah, I love Algebra. I’m so good at it.”

  12. Dramatic Irony When the audience knows more about what’s about to happen in the play than the characters themselves When Romeo heard that Juliet was dead, we knew she was actually alive, but he didn’t.

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