Shakespeare vocab

Question 1

transgression

Answer 1

violation of law or command

Question 2

amorous

Answer 2

showing love

Question 3

languish

Answer 3

to lose or lack vitality

Question 4

pernicious

Answer 4

having harmful effect in a subtle way

Question 5

valiant

Answer 5

showing courage and bravery

Question 6

distraught

Answer 6

deeply upset and agitatedc

Question 7

calamity

Answer 7

an event causing great and sudden damage; disaster

Question 8

vile

Answer 8

extremely unpleasant

Question 9

dirge

Answer 9

a lament for the dead

Question 10

boisterous

Answer 10

noisy energetic and cheerful; rowdy

Question 11

purge

Answer 11

to cleanse; get rid of impurity

Question 12

invocation

Answer 12

the act of calling upon a deity; prayer for help

Question 13

fester

Answer 13

to become cotton or offensive to the senses; generate pus

Question 14

tedious

Answer 14

too long, slow, or full; tiresome or monotonous

Question 15

counsel

Answer 15

advice or guidance

Question 16

anachronism

Answer 16

error in chronology

Question 17

sonnet

Answer 17

poem of 14 lines, iambic pentameter, various rhyme schemes

Question 18

blank verse

Answer 18

poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

Question 19

heroic couplet

Answer 19

a pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter

Question 20

iambic pentameter

Answer 20

a type of poetic mater consisting of five iambs per line

Question 21

dynamic character

Answer 21

a character who undergoes significant internal change

Question 22

soliloquy

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a speech given by a character alone on stage; revealing their thoughts

Question 23

foreshadowing

Answer 23

a literary device used to hint of what is to come later

Question 24

monologue

Answer 24

a long speech by one character in play or story

Question 25

paradox

Answer 25

a statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a deeper truth

Question 26

aside

Answer 26

a remark made by a character that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters

Question 27

oxymoron

Answer 27

a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms

Question 28

pun

Answer 28

a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term for humorous effect

Question 29

simile

Answer 29

comparing two online things using like or as

Question 30

foil

Answer 30

a character who contrasts with another chraracter

Question 31

metaphor

Answer 31

direct comparison without like or as

Question 32

comic relief

Answer 32

a humorous scene or character that provides a break from the seriousness of the story

Question 33

hyperbole

Answer 33

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 34

allusion

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an idirect reference to something

Question 35

imagery

Answer 35

descriptive language that makes you visualize

Question 36

prologue

Answer 36

introductory section that sets the stage for the story

Question 37

dramatic irony

Answer 37

situation where audience known more of a story than the characters do