Shakespeare Literary Terms Hallworth

when a speaker SAYS one thing but means something completely different

a character who changes as a result of the story's events

a short introduction at the beginning of a play

a term of address used for an inferior person - ie. master to servant

ten syllable line of verse - dum di dum di dum di dum di dum di

"hark" means

a character used to contrast another

a play that depicts a serious event in which the main character comes to an unhappy end

"anon" means...

verse that runs on from one line into the next line

two or more characters speaking on stage

humor that is added to lessen the seriousness of the plot

a combination of contradictory words - heavy lightness; wolfish lamb

What bird, found in Shakespeare plays, brought to North America by a fan, caused a plane crash?

the audience or reader knows something important that a character does not

unusually long speech in which a character expresses thoughts out loud

two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

a traditional way of doing something on stage; general practices in theatre

language that is not verse; may indicate low status, confusion, madness

a stage direction that means everyone leave the stage

"thou art" means

poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

"doth" means...

a line of verse that makes sense on its own; there is a clear pause at the end of the line

"o'er" means...

a comical play on words that have multiple meanings, that sound alike.

character that does not change in the course of the story

"ho" means

a longer speech spoken by one character in the play with other characters present

fourteen line lyric poem that is usually written  in iambic pentameter