R&J Vocabulary

Question 1

the art of persuasion

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Rhetoric

Question 2

a small unit of an act in a play in which there is no shift of locale or time

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Scene

Question 3

words or phrases that appeal to the senses

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Imagery

Question 4

a humorous scene or speech in a serious drama which is meant to provide relief from emotional intensity

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Comic Relief

Question 5

a main division of a drama

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Act

Question 6

a figure of speech that states a comparison between two essentially unlike things; usually phrased with like or as

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Simile

Question 7

a hint of what is to come, often used to keep the audience in a state of expectancy

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Foreshadowing

Question 8

An exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

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Hyperbole

Question 9

a figure of speech that implies or states a comparison between two unlike things without like or as

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Metaphor

Question 10

a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation

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Monologue

Question 11

a contrast between what is and what appears to be

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Irony

Question 12

a combination of two contradictory terms for the sake of emphasis

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Oxymoron

Question 13

the mood established by events, places, or situations

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Atmosphere

Question 14

a reference to a literary or historical person or event to explain a present situation

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Allusion

Question 15

a brief remark made by a character meant to be heard by the audience or one other character, but not by other characters

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Aside

Question 16

a speech given by a character alone on the stage to let the audience know what the character is thinking and feeling

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Soliloquy

Question 17

A play on words

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Pun

Question 18

a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas

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Personification

Question 19

a type of drama of human conflict which ends in defeat and suffering

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Tragedy

Question 20

the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in two or more consecutive or closely associated words

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Alliteration

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