Unit 2 ENGLISH Flashcards
The _______ sonnet is 14 lines long and made of two distinct parts.
Italian.
abbaabba.
The ________ sonnet is also 14 lines long. However, it is made up of four sections instead of two.
English.
The repetition of _______ in the middle or end of words is referred to as ____.
consonance.
_______ is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables of words.
Assonance.
_________ is the repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are in close proximity to each other.
Alliteration.
An ______ is when a character speaks to himself or herself and sometimes specifically addresses the audience. If there are other characters on the stage, they cannot hear them.
Aside.
_______ means that more than one character is exiting the stage at once.
Exeunt.
The time of King James I’s reign came to be known as the _______ period.
Jacobean.
In 1605, Catholic conspirators planned to kill the king by blowing up Parliament. The plan came to light when a Catholic member of Parliament named Lord Monteagle received an anonymous letter. The letter writer warned Monteagle to stay home on November 5, 1605. Parliament was searched, and the well-known anti-Protestant plotter Guy Fawkes was found hidden in Parliament’s cellar with 36 barrels of gunpowder. This event is now referred to as the _________.
Gunpowder Plot.
The word _______ refers to something that is beyond the physical, or the realm perceivable by the senses.
Metaphysical.
