english vocab r and j Flashcards
iambic pentameter
10 syllables a line, 5 feet
volta
turn in theme of a sonnet
heroic couplet
a rhyming two line couplet
conceit
metaphoric comparisons extending over multiple lines
dramatic irony
when the reader is aware of something that the character isn’t
tragic hero
when the character makes an error of judgment or has a flaw that brings on a tradegy
mutiny
open rebellion against authority
star-crossed
doomed from the start
misadventure
an instance of misfortune
strife
bitter disagreement, fighting or struggle
importune
bother someone in hopes they will do something
assail
attack or assault
tyrannous
cruel and oppressive, especially when leading a government
beseems
how something appears or seems
forswear
to agree the discontinuation of something
propagate
to spread something (propaganda)
partisan
devotion or bias in a party, group or cause
interchange
exchange
transgression
action that breaks a rule
pernicious
having a gradual or subtle negative effect
augment
to add to something to increase it (like the opposite of fragment)
posterity
future generations