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MidSummer Vocab
A Mid Summer Night's Dream Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Poetry | a type (genre) of literature that uses on or more poetic device like rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language |
| Prose | Ordinary form of written language. It’s not poetry, drams, or song. It occurs in fiction and non-fiction |
| Blank Verse | A form of poetry that doesn’t rhyme. It has a rhythm comparable to a heartbeat |
| iambic pentameter | A type of blank verse that has 10 syllables per line, every-other syllable is stressed |
| inflection | A change in the tone or pitch of a voice that shows emotions |
| dialogue | a conversation. It is a literary form in which two or more parties engage in a discussion |
| allusion | a reference to a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art |
| pun | A joke in which words have a similar sound but different meaning |
| poverb | a sentence or phrase which expresses a universal truth; they are pearls of wisdom |
| revel | festival/party |
| audacious | Brave or Daring |
| progeny | Offsprings; children you will have |
| Pomp | an over the top festivity |
| Dowager | A widow with a title derived from her husband |
| feign | pretending to be affected |
| con | an instance where you tricked someone |
| Orb | a sphere |
| virtue | good qualities |
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lilly gaven
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