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Alliteration |
The repetition of the same initial sound in two or more consecutive or closely associated words. Example "Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie."
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Imagery |
The term used to describe words or phrases that
appeal to the five senses. Figurative language may create images, but not all images are figures of speech. |
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Soliloquy |
A speech given by a character alone on the stage.
The purpose of a soliloquy is to let the audience know what the character is thinking and feeling. |
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Metaphor |
A figure of speech that implies or states a
comparison between two unlike things which are similiar in some way. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use like or as. |
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Irony |
A contrast between what is and what appears to be. One type of irony is verbal in which a character says one thing and means another. Another is dramatic irony in which the audience knows what the characters
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Drama |
A work of literature designed to be performed, a play.
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Aside |
A brief remark made by a character and intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters.
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Tragedy |
A type of drama of human conflict which ends in defeat and suffering. Often the main character has a
tragic flaw which leads to his/her destruction. Sometimes the conflict is with forces beyond the control of the character- fate, evil in the world. |
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Oxymoron |
A contrast of two contradictory terms for the sake of
emphasis. Example: "A damned saint, an honourable villian." |
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Comedy |
A play that is humurous usually has a happy ending.
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Simile |
A figure of speech that states a comparison between
two essentially unlike things which are similar in one aspect. Similes are introduced by like or as. |
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Scene |
A small unit of a play in which there is no shift of locale or time.
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William Shakespeare lived during what era? |
The Elizabethan era. |
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Personification |
A figure of speech in which human qualities are
attributed to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas. Example: "Jocund day/ Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops." |
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What was the name of the theater that William Shakespeare founded? |
Globe |
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Comic relief |
A humorous scene or speech in a seriousdrama which is meant to provide relief from emotional intensity and, by contrast, to heighten the seriousness of the story.
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Allusion |
A reference to a literary or historical person or
event to explain a present situation. Allusion from mythology: "She'll not be hit/With Cupid's arrow. She hath Dian's wit..." |
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Anachronism |
Something that occurs out of time. For example,
in Julius Caesar, a clock sounds. In reality, clocks were not around then. |
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Iambic Meter |
The rhythm Shakspeare uses in his lines- an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable.
Most lines have five iambs, a pentameter. |
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Who was William Shakespeare's wife? |
Anne Hathaway
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When was William Shakespeare born? When did he die? |
Born- 1564 Died- 1616
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Where was William Shakespeare's home town? |
Stratford |
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Act |
A main division of a drama. Shakespeare's plays consist of five acts with each act subdivided into scenes.
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Foreshadowing |
A hint of what is to come in the story. This is often used to keep the audience in a state of expectancy.
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