Word Classes Flashcards

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1
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What is an adjective?

A

A word that descirbes a noun

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What is a noun?

A

A person, place or a thing

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3
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What is a verb?

A

A doing word

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What is a adverb?

A

A adjective that describes a verb

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5
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What is a soliloquy?

A

A speech in the play in wich an acter speaks to themselves and to the audiance. Rather than to another actor

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6
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What is a tragic protaganist?

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The main character of a tragic play

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What is a antagonist?

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An opponent or enemy

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What is a extended metaphor?

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A metaphor extended in great detail

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9
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What is Hubris?

A

Arrogant pride

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10
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What is unrequited love?

A

Loving someone that does not love you back

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What is dramatic irony?

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when the audiance knows something the actors dont

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12
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What is monoluge?

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A long speech only spoken by one character

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13
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What is impetuous?

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To act quickly without thinking

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14
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What is volatile?

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A situation the is likely to change very quickly

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What is a similie?

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When you compare something to something else using words like as

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16
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What is a shared sonnet?

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When 2 people share a sonnet

17
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What is a sonnet?

A

A poem of 14 lines using a rhyme scheme