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Twelfth Night
Jasmine Jackson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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