Key Terminology

Question 1

Tragedy

Answer 1

Drama based on human suffering-typically involving death

Question 2

Soliloquy

Answer 2

A solo speech where a charachter reveals their thoughts aloud

Question 3

Blank verse

Answer 3

Has a regular rhythm but no rhyme scheme

Question 4

Verse

Answer 4

Has a regular rhythm and a fixed rhyme scheme

Question 5

Machiavellion

Answer 5

Manipulative, deceptive villain who seeks power through scheming rather than force

Question 6

Aside

Answer 6

Lines spoken by the character that the audience hear but other charachter do not

Question 7

Monologue

Answer 7

Extended speech by one charachter in conversation with another

Question 8

Stichomythia

Answer 8

Rapid single fire dialogue spoken by two charachters

Question 9

Foreshadow

Answer 9

A warning or Indication for future events

Question 10

Imagery

Answer 10

Where the writer uses words/phrases that create a certain image in the readers mind

Question 11

Prose

Answer 11

Writing in continuous form without rhythm or rhyme

Question 12

Prose

Answer 12

Writing in continuous form without rhythm or rhyme

Question 13

Dramatic irony

Answer 13

Where the audience knows more than the charachters in the play