poetic terms

Question 1

soliloquy

Answer 1

speaking thoughts aloud

Question 2

sonnet

Answer 2

14 lines- rhyme scheme (ABABCDCD….)

Question 3

iambec pentameter

Answer 3

10 syllables per line- 5 stressed, 5 unstressed

Question 4

dramatic irony

Answer 4

when the audience/reader knows more than characters do

Question 5

blank verse

Answer 5

unrhymed iambec pentameter lines in poetry

Question 6

earth/black bile

Answer 6

depression, suicidal- also intelligent -> Romeo

Question 7

fire/yellow bile

Answer 7

anger, belligerent, choleric -> Tybalt

Question 8

water/phlegm

Answer 8

listless, no energy

Question 9

wind/blood

Answer 9

sanguine, good natured -> Benvolio

Question 10

freytag’s pyramid

Answer 10

Act 1- exposition Act 2- complications Act 3- climax Act 4-Falling action Act 5- moment of last suspense and resolution

Question 11

climax

Answer 11

clear major conflict is decided - winner/loser. r+j climax- even person who does action recognizes immediately that it is a point of no return

Question 12

prose vs. poetry

Answer 12

prose- lower class. poetry- upper class

Question 13

theme

Answer 13

organizing principle, central idea, underlying meaning in a literary piece - 1. subject (what the story is about) 2. author’s perspective (human nature, behavior, condition)