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I. Matching: Match each literary term with its definition.
1. Drama
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
2. Soliloquy
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
3. Aside
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
4. Tragedy
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
5. Iambic Pentameter
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
6. Dialogue
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
7. Foreshadowing
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
8. Dramatic Irony
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
9. Exposition
a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
when the audience knows something that a character does not
spoken words that are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
a serious play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
a long speech in which a character is alone and expresses his/her thoughts aloud
a story that is written to be acted for an audience
the beginning of a story that gives information about the characters
the conversation between two characters
clues hinting at future events
II. Match each literary term with its statement or quotation. Some terms can be used more than once. Some may not be used at all.
“…we’ll not carry coals… for then we should be colliers… and we be in choler. ” (coal: a mineral substance made of carbon, used as a fuel / collier: a ship for carrying coal / choler: anger)
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“…feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health…”
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
Romeo says that he dreamed that the night’s events will lead to his untimely death.
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
In the play, the Capulet servant who gives Romeo the invitation list doesn’t know that he is speaking to the only son of his master’s rival, Romeo.
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
Verona, the Montague house, an orchard
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
Five sets of unstressed and stressed syllables.
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“I would thou wert so happy by the stay – To hear shrift. Come, madam, let’s away.”
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“Poor ropes, you are beguiled.” (a rope: a strong thick line or cord, made of twisted strands of hemp)
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
Tybalt is unaware that he is now related to Romeo.
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelica! Dove-feathered raven! Wolvish-ravening lamb!”
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“Death is my son-in-law, Death is my heir; My daughter he hath wedded”
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
Love, feuds, and death are discussed in the prologue.
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
Verona and Mantua, the orchard, the balcony, the party, Friar’s cell…
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“Methinks I see thee, now thou are so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb. Either my eyesight fails, or thou look’st pale.”
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“O brawling love, O loving hate” (Romeo, Act 1)
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“heavy lightness, feather of led” (Romeo, Act 1)
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“serious vanity” (Romeo, Act 1)
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?” (Romeo, Act II, scene 2)
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
Juliet’s speech at the end of the balcony scene, Act II, Scene 2. “Hence will I to my ghostly friar’s close cell, His help to crave and my dear hap to tell”.
Personification
Setting
Pun
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Dramatic Irony
III. Match each vocabulary word with its definition.
endure
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
fickle
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
haste
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
tedious
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
mutiny
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
remedy
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
anguish
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
disposition
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
purge
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
devise
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
attire
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
mercy
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
descend
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
quivering
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
exile
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
agile
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
slain
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
consent
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
adversary
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
quarrel
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
jest
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
kinsman
foe or enemy
plot; invent
relative
able to move quickly and easily
argue; debate; oppose
someone who changes their mind frequently
compassion shown to an offender
revolt
banishment
a witty remark
medicine or treatment that cures a disease
natural attitude toward things
killed
pass/move/climb down
tiresome; boring
cleanse or purify
clothes
give approval
tolerate
speed; excessive eagerness
extreme pain or distress
shake with a slight shivering motion out of fear
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