Literary Terms Review, Shakespeare

Question 1

The writer uses details appealing to the 5 senses so the reader can imagine the scene:

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Imagery

Question 2

A brief reference to another work of art or event in history

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Allusion

Question 3

Giving human qualities to something that isn't human:

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Personification

Question 4

An extended speech presented by one character; others are present to listen

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Monologue

Question 5

When a writer drops hints that allow the reader to predict what will happen later

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Foreshadowing

Question 6

Two words appear together that seem to contradict each other

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Oxymoron

Question 7

The irony is perceptible to the audience because it knows something the characters don't:

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Dramatic irony

Question 8

An extended passage spoken by one character; no other characters are listening

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soliloquy

Question 9

Compares two seemingly unlike things without using like or as

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Metaphor

Question 10

Meter; contains 5 poetic feet; unaccented & accented syllable per foot; 10 syllables total

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Iambic pentameter

Question 11

A comparison drawn between two unlike things, using like or as:

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Simile

Question 12

An object that represents something else:

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Symbol

Question 13

A character makes a brief comment out loud, which other actors pretend they cannot hear:

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Aside

Question 14

Introductory or background information that is presented before the story begins:

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Prologue

Question 15

A seemingly contradictory statement, image, or event (longer than two words)

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Paradox

Question 16

Something ironic happens or an ironic circumstance exists:

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Situational irony

Question 17

A leftover from original Greek plays; served as a narrator

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Chorus

Question 18

Something's the opposite of what it appears to be or the opposite of what's expected:

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Irony

Question 19

Someone says something that is ironic:

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Verbal irony

Question 20

Two lines appear in sequence, which end with words that rhyme with each other

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Couplet

Question 21

When a character acts as if he/she is talking to something that can't hear or answer back:

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Apostrophe

Question 22

A play on words that depends on the fact two words sound alike, are spelled similarly, etc.

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Pun

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