Langlit Harrison Final

Adieu

Farewell

Advent

The arrival of a thing, person, or event

Apex

The top or highest part of something

Assimilate

To absorb, adapt

Bogus

False

Exorbitant

Excessive

Interim

Tasked

Malign

Evil, slander

Meander

To wander

Metropolis

Big City

Momentoua

Important

Obstreperous

Important

Pensive

Thoughtful

Perilous

Dangerous

Shoddy

Poor Quality

Sprightly

Lively

Surly

Angry/Rude

Tirade

Long angry speech

Vagrant

Wanderer

Method of Communication before spoken language

Sign language, Gestures

Origin of spoken language

Imitating Nature, humming, blowing

How sounds form

Vibrations

Anglo-Saxon

Spoken by Jutes, Fraisans, and Invaders

Celtic

The language of the people who moved west

Chinese

Second largest vocab

French

Language of William the Conqueror, the only Latin based languaeg

Old English

Balewolf, not understandable

Indo-European

The original mother tongue

Latin

Spoken by Rome soldiers + monks

Greek

Provides roots

Middle English

Chaucer, Canburry Tales

Modern English

Shakesphere, Romeo and Juliet

Norse

Viking Invaders

Russian

Russians language

King Alfred

Brought peace to Anglo-Saxon, Translate

Geoffrey Chaucer

Wrote Canburry tales, Middle english

King James

Comissioned Bible Translation

Thomas Mallory

King Arthur Legends

Shakesphere

Playwright, Romeo+Juliet, Stratford

William the Conqueror

Invaded England 1066, Spoke French

Estimated ~400-600AD, Reigned 47 years. Led Celtic to victory

“The Crowning of King Arthur”

Half-sister view, she disliked then liked Arthur

“The Mists of Avalon”

Most trusted knight until betrayal

“Sir Launcelot du Lake”

Pulled sword, seemed uncomfortable about it

“Sword in the Stone”

Sailed away on barge, died presumably

“Morte d’ Arthur”

Alliteration

Repetition of Consonant - beginning

Assonance

Repetition of vowel

Consonance

The repetition of consonant sounds, end

Dialect

non-standard group (accent)

Diction

a writers choice of words

Free Verse

An unrhymed verse, no rhythm

Form

The type of poetry determined by the # of lines, whether it rhymes or not

Irony

Something unexpected, twisted

Mood

The feeling created by the poem

Narrative Poetry

Poetry with a plotline

Onomatopoeia

Words which imitate sounds from natural world

Poetry

Literature written in lines / stanzas

Speaker

The voice / persona who talks to the reader

Stanza

A group of lines that form a unit

Theme

The underlying subject or message of a poem

How many lines in a sonnet?

14 Lines

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

ababab

Quatrains

4 Lines

Couplet

2 Lines

Octave

8 Lines

Sestet

6 Lines

Iambic Pentameter

Stressed followed by unstressed words (ex. to-DAY, good-BYE)

Volta

a shift in tone or emotion within a sonnet

Where was Shakesphere Born?

Stratford on Avon

What was his theater called?

Globe theater

What was he called?

Bard of Avon

How many kids?

2

How many did Shakesphere write?

40 plays,over 100 sonnets

Apron Stage

Smaller, higher stage

Balcony Stage

A balcony used for acting

Gallery

The covered bench seats, upperclass

Groundling

Poor theater goers, paid penny to stand

Hell

The storage under the stage

Hut

An area above the stage

Inner stage

The recess between the two wings

Lords’ Room

The most expensive seating you could get

Partner

Someone who owned a share of the play

Patron

An investor

Peddler

Sold fruits and nuts

Pit

A standing area in front of the stage

Tiring House

Dressing area

Trap Door

An opening in the floor

Turret

Top of the theater where the flag is flown

Act

A major part of the play

Allusion

An indirect reference

Aside

A private remark

Blank Verse

Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter

Comedy

A play with a happy ending

Couplet

Two rhyming lines

Dramatic Foil

An opposite character

Dramatic Poetry

Dialogue in poetry form

Epilogue

The speech at the end of the play

Foreshadowing

A hint at future events

Media

A way to get a message across

Metaphor

Saying one thing is another