ELA 9 Unit 3: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Final Exam Study Guide

A comprehensive set of vocabulary words, literary techniques, and character definitions from 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' to help prepare for the final exam.

Lamentable

Deserving of sorrow or regret; pitiable.

Obscene

Offensive to moral sensibilities; indecent or lewd.

Entreated

Begged or pleaded earnestly.

Austerity

Severe simplicity or strictness in lifestyle or policy.

Beguile

To charm or deceive, often by misleading.

Languish

To lose strength, vitality, or to suffer neglect; to weaken.

Odious

Extremely unpleasant or repulsive; deserving hatred.

Knavery

Dishonest or crafty behavior; trickery.

Soujourn

A temporary stay in a place.

Apprehension

Anxiety or fear about the future.

Derision

Scornful ridicule or mockery.

Hyperbole

Deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect.

Triumphantly

In a way that shows victory, great joy, or pride after success.

Reprehend

To reprimand or express strong disapproval.

Audacious

Bold, daring, or willing to take risks.

Characterization

The way the author describes a character, bringing them to life.

Iambic Pentameter

A poetic rhythm with ten syllables per line, following a pattern of five 'iambs,' which are unstressed syllables followed by stressed syllables.

Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds to make lines musical.

Double Entendre

A phrase or expression that has two meanings, typically one of which is risqué or indecent.

Malapropism

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect.

Dramatic Irony

When the reader or viewer knows something that the character does not.

Theseus

Duke of Athens in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

Hippolyta

Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus.

Egeus

Father of Hermia, demanding that she marry Demetrius.

Hermia

Daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander.

Lysander

Loves Hermia, but briefly falls for Helena due to magic.

Demetrius

Loves Hermia, but later falls for Helena.

Helena

Loves Demetrius, who jilts her for Hermia, then loves her again.

Oberon

King of the Fairies, seeks to humiliate Titania.

Titania

Queen of the Fairies, wife of Oberon.

Puck

Oberon's mischievous servant.

Nick Bottom

A weaver who plays the lead role of Pyramus.

Peter Quince

A carpenter who acts as the director and prologue speaker.

Francis Flute

A bellows-mender who plays the female role of Thisbe.

Tom Snout

A tinker who plays the Wall.

Snug

A joiner who plays the Lion.

Robin Starveling

A tailor who plays Moonshine.