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Twelfth Night
Jasmine Jackson
Question | Answer |
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theme | message or life lesson in a story |
comedy | ends with characters marrying |
tragedy | several major characters die |
history | based on true stories of famous people or events that occurred in the past |
poetic language | lines, often having rhyme, rhythm, and figures of speech( metaphors, similes, etc.) |
rhyme | words that share the same ending sounds occur at the end of a line |
meter | pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
images | when words bring up pictures in your mind |
act | one of the five major parts of a play |
scene | parts of an act with different groups of people |
stage | A raised platform where the actors perform |
pit | Where the poor people stand to watch the play |
dramatic irony | When the audience knows something that the actor on stage doesn't |
aside | Smart comment by the main character, only to be heard by audience |
monologue | Long speech by one character given to a big audience |
dialogue | Two characters talking to each other |
A long speech by one person to themselves | |
lyrics | Words to a song |
costumes | Clothing that signifies status or time period, worn by characters |
props | Objects characters need to move an action forward |
lighting | To set the mood; tell difference between acts; highlight an area or stage |
scenery | Tells you where you are; not essential |
allusion | A reference to something from history or literature that the audience should be familiar with |
pun | A cheesy joke; play on homonyms: words that sound alike but don't mean the same thing |
wordplay | Any play on words beside homonyms |
antithesis | The balance of opposites |
rhetorical (trick) | in order to make a point |
Surfeiting | Filling; to satisfy |
Naught | Nothing |
Abatement | Stopping |
Pestilence | Things that are infectious |
Brine | Saltwater used for preserving food |
Elysium | In Greek mythology, where the blessed go after death |
perchance | perhaps, possibly |
provident | luck, to be lucky |
prattle | gossip |
abjured | avoided |
eunuch | a neutered male |
excepted | not included |
prodigal | wastrel, spendthrift; someone wastes or spends to much |
prudent | careful, wise, or practical |
accost | to approach |
pour quoi | why |
discourse | speech, conversation |
prosper | well, make gains; successful, grow healthy |
malignancy | evil influence |
distemper | disturb, damage |
recompense | repayment |
extravagancy | wastefulness; no more than wondering |
publish | proclaim |
peevishly | to be annoyed or irritated; in a bad or foul mood |
cunning | crafty, sneaky |
churlish | rude, stingy |
frailty | weakness |
thriftless | useless, fruitless |
obstacle | something that stands in the way |
dram | tiniest bit |
incredulous | incredible, unbelievable |
sanctify | to make holy |
favor | if you please; face; prefer |
venerable | commanding respect |
impetuosity | impulsive or given to rash action |
unsafe | unreliable; untrustworthy |
scruple | doubt |
bounty | treasure or generosity |
scatheful | harmful |
adverse | hostile |
fulsome | disgusting |
unauspicious | unfavorable |
auspex | fortune teller that looks at birds to predict weather signs |
beguiled | tricked |
dissembling | lying or hypocritical |
epistles | letters |
notorious | famous in a bad way |
epiphany | revolution of Christ to the people |
epiphany | sudden revolution |