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English 10
Vocabulary TAMING OF THE SHREW
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Act | Main division of a play. |
| Scene | Sequence of action in a play Characters entering/exiting. Mark scene changes |
| Pun | Joke based on the different possible meanings of a word |
| Simile | Figure of speech comparing two unlike things for certain effect |
| Metaphor | Figure of speech in which one things is symbolic of something else |
| Aside | Passage spoken by a character in a play that is meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage |
| Monologue | Long speech by one actor in a play |
| Soliloquy | Long speech by one actor in a play when alone regardless of hearers |
| Woo | Try to gain the love of |
| Dowry | Property or money given to a husband by the bride or bride’s family for the marriage |