Pavel is reading the script of a play. he notices a line in which a minor character briefly expresses private thoughts to the audience in a way that makes it seem the other characters on stage cannot hear. what is this kind of dialogue called? a. a monologue b. a soliloquy c. a quotation d. an aside

The answer is: D. an aside

An aside is a comment or passage by a character in a play determined to be learned by the audience but which is not heard by the other characters in the play.

The rest of the alternatives are incorrect because a monologue is a long speech made by a character; a soliloquy is the expression of a character's thoughts and feelings, disregarding of the public; and a quotation is a phrase taken from text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original writer or speaker.

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.