shakespeare lit terms

Question 0

allusion

Answer 0

indirect reference by casually mentioning something that is generally familiar

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

repetition of the ignition consonant. should be at least two repetitions in a row

Question 2

apostrophe

Answer 2

the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman

Question 3

aside

Answer 3

short speech by a character that is heard by the audience but not the other characters on stage

Question 4

conceit

Answer 4

extended metaphor with a complex logic

Question 5

comic relief

Answer 5

humor injected into serious plays to relieve heavy tension during tragic events

Question 6

crisis or climax

Answer 6

turning point in the plot

Question 7

drama

Answer 7

literacy composition involving conflict, action, crisis, and atmosphere designed to be acted by players on a stage before an audience

Question 8

dramatic irony

Answer 8

when the audience knows something that the characters don’t

Question 9

foil

Answer 9

a character who is opposite to a main character. made to highlight the main character’s personality

Question 10

foreshadow

Answer 10

hint or clue to future events

Question 11

hyperbole

Answer 11

exaggeration for effect

Question 12

irony

Answer 12

method of expression in which the ordinary meaning of the word is opposite to the thought in the speaker’s mind or events contrary to what would naturally happen

Question 13

metaphor

Answer 13

implied comparison between two different things

Question 14

metonymy

Answer 14

substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant

Question 15

monologue

Answer 15

speech made by one person

Question 16

oxymoron

Answer 16

two contradictory things put together

Question 17

paradox

Answer 17

statement with two parts that seem contradictory but make sense with more thought

Question 18

personification

Answer 18

giving human like qualities to a non human object

Question 19

poetic justice

Answer 19

operation of justice in a play with fair distributions of rewards for good deeds and punishments for wrong doings

Question 20

pun

Answer 20

A play on words where a word is used to convey to meanings at the same time

Question 21

similie

Answer 21

expressed comparison between two different things using “like” or “as”

Question 22

soliloquy

Answer 22

single character expressing their inner thoughts outloud

Question 23

tragedy

Answer 23

serious play that has an unhappy ending and uncommon suffering

Question 24

tragic flow

Answer 24

character trait that leads his or her to their own downfall or destruction

Question 25

double entrande

Answer 25

meaning taken two ways