Shakespeare Vocab.

Question 1

Iamb

Answer 1

poetic “foot” consisting of one stressed and one unstressed syllable

Question 2

Quatrain

Answer 2

a stanza of four lines; with alternating rhymes

Question 3

Volta

Answer 3

turn of thought or argument; usually before line 9 or line 13

Question 4

Couplet

Answer 4

two lines of rhyming verse

Question 5

Iambic Pantameter

Answer 5

5 iambs to create a line of verse

Question 6

Meter

Answer 6

the rhythm of the poem

Question 7

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 7

pattern of rhyming syllables at the end of each line in a stanza or poem

Question 8

Monolougue

Answer 8

A lengthy, extended speech delivered by a character to other characters present onstage

Question 9

Soliloquy

Answer 9

a speech in which a character is alone onstage and reveals his or her inner thoughts to the audience

Question 10

Aside

Answer 10

a brief remark made DIRECTLY to the audience which reveals a character’s private thought(s)

Question 11

Foil

Answer 11

a character used as a contrast/opposite to another character

Question 12

Chorus

Answer 12

A group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation

Question 13

Pernicious

Answer 13

(adj.) causing great injury or ruin

Question 14

Adversery

Answer 14

(noun) one who opposes or fights against another

Question 15

Augment

Answer 15

(verb) making larger; increasing or enlarging

Question 16

Grievance

Answer 16

(noun) injustice or complaint

Question 17

Oppression

Answer 17

(noun) feeling of being weighted don with worries or problems

Question 18

Transgression

Answer 18

(noun) an act that breaks a law, rule, or code of conduct; wrongdoing