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Foil |
a character whose qualities contrast with those of another character |
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Tragedy |
a play in which events turn out horrible for the main character |
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Invocation |
act of calling upon an higher power for protection |
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Wanton |
deliberate and without motive |
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Livery |
a uniform |
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Perjury |
the willful giving of false testimony |
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Consort |
to keep company |
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Variable |
to vary or change |
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Confound |
to confuse |
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Idolatry |
the religious worship of idols |
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Conjure |
to affect of influence by magic |
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Procure |
to obtain by the use of special means |
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Adversary |
enemy, opponent |
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Esteem |
respect, value, importance |
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Transgression |
break a law, duty, or promise |
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Languish |
suffer, live poorly, weak, feeble |
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Pernicious |
deadly, cause injury, destructive |
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Rapier |
sword |
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Nuptial |
marriage |
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Boisterous |
rough, loud, unruly |
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Endure |
to tolerate, put up with, outlast |
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Intrusion |
invade, push or force |
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Peruse |
to examine in detail |
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Remnants |
something left over |
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Haughty |
proud, arrogant |
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Lament |
to feel or express deep sorrow |
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Shroud |
something that covers or protects, a veil |
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Dismal |
causing gloom or dejection, gloomy |
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Vial |
small container |
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Loathsome |
disgusting, causing hatred |
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Drama |
Literature that develops plot and character through dialogue |
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Act |
a part of a play that is broken up into scenes |
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Scene |
a part of an act |
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Prologue |
an act performed by the chorus that gets the attention of the audience, tells part of the plot for curiosity, intros theme |
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Exposition |
the start of a story the introduces the basic situation, setting, and characters |
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Comic Relief |
the use of comedy in a play that is not a comedy to provide relief from a serious event |
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Rising Action |
the events that led up to the climax, conflict occurs, and plot begins to unfold |
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Imagery |
words or phrases that express a moment that touches the senses |
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Soliloquy |
Speech that express the thoughts of a character alone on stage |
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Foreshadowing |
the use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later in the play, makes reader curious about play |
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Climax |
The highest point in action, the peak of the plot, or turning poing |
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Falling Action |
actions that occur after after the climax. Shows the events after major events |
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Denouement |
the final explanation or outcome of the plot |
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Sonnet |
a 14 line poem with a couplet at the end |
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Couplet |
two consecutive lines of poetry |
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Aside |
words spoken, ussually in a undertone not indented to be heard by all characters |
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Tragic Flaw |
A trait that causes a characters downfall |
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Metaphor |
a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common |
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Simile |
stated comparision (like/as) between two things that are actually unlike but have something in common |
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Pun |
a play on words. Words that sound the same but have different meanings |
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Personification |
a figure of speech when human qualities are placed upon an object, animal, or an idea |
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Allusion |
a reference to a person, place, or event with which the reader is expected to be familiar with |
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Paradox |
opposites but is true |
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Irony |
contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually exists or happens |
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Dramatic Irony |
a contradiction between what character thinks and what the reader knows to be true |
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Theme |
the main idea or concept of a piece of literature |
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Oxymoron |
The use contradictory terms (together) for effect ex.) Jumbo shrimp |
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Hyperbole |
a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated |
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Vile |
highly offensive, bad |
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Banishement |
to drive out or to be removed from an area |
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Reconcile |
to restore to friendship or harmony |
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Commend |
to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice, entrust in care |
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Tidings |
news |
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Beseech |
to beg for urgently or anxiously |
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Groundlings |
the poor people that saw plays |
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Prose |
Ordinary writing not written in poetry form |
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Inciting Moment |
the first bit of action that starts the plot |
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Conflict |
a struggle that develops |
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Resolution |
end of central conflict |
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Idioms |
phrases or expressions that has a meaning different from what the word suggests |
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Colloquialisms |
an informal phrase or expression that is appt. for conversation but not for formal writing |
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Slang |
nonstandard english expressions that are developed and used by particular groups |
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Jargon |
special vocab that certain professionals use with each other |
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Synonyms |
words that mean the same |
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Antonyms |
words that mean the opposite |
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Analogies |
relationships between pairs of words |
