Quiz Vocab. Flashcards
Iambic pentameter
An iamb being one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed such as “before”, also is the name given to a line of verse that consists of 5 iambs
Blank verse
A verse without rhyme, ESP, that uses iambic pentameter
End stopped line
A metrical line ending to a grammatical boundary or break such as dash or closing parenthesis or with punctuation(colon)
Tragedy
Is the presentation of series and important actions that end unhappily
complications
a situation or a detail of character complicating the main thread of a plot
crisis/turning point
moment of choice made by the main characters determines the direction of the action
falling action
prevents events that result from the action taken at the turning point
denouement
all the loose parts of the plot are tied up; play is over
couplet
2 consecutive line of poetry that rhyme
run-on-line
no punctuation at its end; always completed in the line or lines that follow
archaic
words that have disappeared from common use
exposition
setting, main characters, main conflict, explains background,
comedy
upward to a happy ending
climax
occurs at the end of the play; usually ends in tragedy
resolution
resolving everything; ties everything together
