Monday, December 7, 2009

shakeshpere terms to know!

Define these terms found on p. 686-688.
verse dramas –Plays in which dialouge consists alomost entirely of poetry.
blank verse –unrhymed lines
iambic pentameter – a fixed pattern of rhymed or meter. In which most lines contain fine unstressed syllables.
soliloquy –A long speech given by a character while alone on stage
aside – a character’s quiet remark to the audience or another character
rhetorical devices – language and sound to appeal to the audience
1)repitation
2)parallelism
3)rhelorical questions
irony – a contrast between appearance and reality
dramatic irony – knows something that one or more characters do not know
pun – a form of word play that deliberately exploits ambiguity between similar sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect
allusion –a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art

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You should also know:
ambition – the object, state, or result desired or sought after
vanity – lack of real value; hollowness; worthlessness
envy – jealousy
revenge –to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, in a resentful or vindictive spirit

In your opinion, is it right to ask a close friend to do something dangerous? Explain.Yes, depending on what is happening or the situation, yes it is.

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