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Shakespeare
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sonnet | a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line |
| Poem | a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure. |
| Prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure |
| Verse | writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme |
| Tragedy | an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe |
| Dialouge | conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie |
| Monolouge | a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program |
| Soliloquy | an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play |
| Aside | a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play |
| Stage Directions | an instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting. |
| Chorus | a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company |
| Metaphors | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable |
| Similes | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid |
| Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
| Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
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