Shakespeare intro and Literary terms

Shakespeare was born in Verona, Italy.

A speech given alone on stage is called a

A drama that results in death

Iambic pentameter contains ____ syllables per line.

Dramatic irony is when the audience knows more than the characters.

Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616.

A Character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with another is called a foil.

What do you call a reference to a literary or historical person or event?

A funny thing in writing when two words have same sounds but different meanings is a pun.

The protagonist or main character in a tragedy is called

Shakespeare wrote in a form called blank verse.