NEW: Dramatic Terms and Literary Devices Review

Question 1

"She that was ever fair and never proud/ Had tongue at will and yet was never loud"

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This is an example of iambic pentameter.

Question 2

If someone gave you the "larger half" we could call that

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an oxymoron

Question 3

When a character says one thing but means the opposite, it is an example of...

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Verbal Irony

Question 4

If something happens that is the opposite of what we expect to happen, it's

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situational irony

Question 5

A character whose personality or attitudes are in sharp contrast to those of another character

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Character foil

Question 6

When the audience or reader knows something that characters don't know, it's called:

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dramatic irony

Question 7

"The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line" is an example of a(n)

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pun

Question 8

A division within a play, like the chapters of a novel...

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Act

Question 9

"Traffic slowed to a crawl" is an example of

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personification

Question 10

What type of figurative language is shown: Juliet is a flower, sharing beauty with the world.

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metaphor

Question 11

If a character is on stage giving a long speech to others, it's called a

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monologue

Question 12

"I’ve told you a million times!" is an example of a:

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hyperbole

Question 13

What type of figurative language is shown: As flat as a pancake.

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simile

Question 14

If a character says something that is heard only by the audience or some characters, it's

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an aside

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