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Shakespeare Lib
literary terms for Shakespear unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dramatic irony | when the audience/reader knows something that the characters don't |
| verbal irony | when words have the opposite intended meaning: "That was bright," meaning that was stupid |
| double entendre | when the spoken word can be taken in one of two meanings |
| soliloquy | a long speech made by a character, alone on stage, expressing feelings to the audience |
| monologue | a long speech made by a character to others on stage |
| aside | a short comment expressing feelings to another character, a "whisper" on stage |
| exposition | Act I |
| complication | Act II |
| climax | Act III |
| resolution | Act IV |
| catastrophe | Act V |
| tragic hero | the character with the tragic flaw |
| tragic flaw | a trait that brings about the downfall of a character: greed, impulsiveness, arrogance |
| oxymoron | two words used together that are in opposition: feather of lead |
| pun | word play with homonyms, homophones or malapropism |