Duplicate of Shakespeare Vocab

conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story

an event causing great suffering

A Scottish nobleman and a valiant military hero who murders people in a lust for power

A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative

Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme

A firm decision to do or not to do something or the action of solving a problem or dispute.

the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end. Ex: act four in a five-act play

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers

a humorous scene intended to alleviate tension temporarily

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

Be a warning or indication of (a future event)

literary device that can be defined as a trait in a character leading to his downfall

Aside

The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Antagonist

the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama

two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Alliteration

what a speaker says is different from what he or she intends

A word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes

A character who contrasts with another character.

when the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one

Monologue

Play or novel containing elements of both comedy and tragedy

a quality that evokes pity or sadness

The final act in a tragedy where the various conflicts are resolved; also called "resolution"

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex

a thing that stands for something else, especially a object representing something abstract.