English shakespear academic vocab Flashcards
Aside
a short comment a character makes that only the audience hears
Stage directions
the notes that describe how the work should be performed(exit)
Monologue
a lengthy speech by one character , addressed to other characters
Sonnet
a 14 line lyric poem written in rhymed iambic pentameter . Consists of 3 stanzas with 4 lines(quatrains) and a final 2 lines that rhyme(couplet). Each stanza explores a different aspect of poems theme, and the final 2 lines present a concluding comment
Soliloquy
a lengthy speech in which a character-usually alone on stage-expresses his or her true feelings
Iambic perimeter
the construction of a line of poetry with 5 sets of unstressed syllables followed by stressed syllables
Metaphor
a figure of speech that compares two apparent unlikely things without using the words like or as
Oxymoron
a figure of speech that compares contradictory or opposing ideas
Pun
a play on words involving either one word that has two different meanings or two words that sound alike but have different meanings
Dramatic irony
a situation in which the audience has vital information that one or more character onstage are lacking(and therefore making mistakes)
Tragic flaw
a personality deflect that contributes to the heros choices and therefore his or her tragic downfall
Thou
you
Thy
your
Thine
yours
Cometh
come
Wilt
will
Doth
do
Hath
has
Morrow
morning
Even
evening
An
if
Fortunate
happy
Anon
presently;soon
