shakespeare test 4/27

give the definition of allusion

an indirect reference to something the author assumes that the audience already knows

give the definition of aside

a short comment or speech delivered directly to the audience that the other actors seem not to know

give the definition of blank verse

an iambic pentameter verse that doesn't rhyme

give the definition of iambic pentameter

a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable

give the definition of double entendre

a figure of speech that could be understood in two ways (1) direct and (2) ironic, risque, inappropriate

give the definition of malapropism

the use of an incorrect word in place of a similar sounding word resulting in humor

give the definition of oxymoron

two words that seem to contradict but don't

give the definition of prose

all writing that is not poetry

give the definition of pun

a play on words that produces humor

give the definition of rhyming couplet

two lines of poetry that rhyme

give the definition of soliloquy (think of solo)

an actor that reveals the inner thoughts without caring who's there

give the definition of quatrain

four lines of verse alternating rhyme

how many sonnets did shakespeare write?

154

how many ways are his sonnets divided?

3 ways

what is the first way (what \# sonnets and what they're about)?

sonnets 1-126 are addressed to a young man which was in competition with shakespeare for mary fitton 

what is the second way?

sonnets 127-152 are about the dark lady which is mary fitton

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what is the third way?

sonnets 153-154 are classical Greek poems 

how many plays did shakespeare write?

38

how are the his plays divided?

comedies, histories, and tragedies

give an example of a comedy play by shakespeare

much ado about nothing, all's well that ends well

give an example of a history play by shakespeare

henry V, king john

give an example of a tragedy play by shakespeare

hamlet, macbeth, romeo and juliet

how many words did shakespeare invent?

1700 new words

give examples of words shakespeare invented

lonely, entertained, moonlight, bloody, courtship

when was the first folio published?

1623 (7 years after his death)

what was the first folio?

the first of shakespeares works

how many plays did the first folio contain?

36 plays

how many out of the 36 plays were never published before?

18

theme of sonnet 18

the power of beauty and love to make the boy/man immortal

theme of sonnet 29

shakespeare is insecure and jealous but he ends up being happy

theme of sonnet 116

ideal form of love

theme of sonnet 126

the boy is going to get ugly and die (the boy = William Herbert which is the earl of pembroke)

theme of sonnet 130

shakespeare is making fun of mary fitton in every way possible

first and last line of sonnet 18 (first line; last line)

shall i compare thee to a summer's day?; so long lives this, and this gives life to thee

first and last line of sonnet 29 (first line; last line)

when, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes; that then i scorn to change my state with kings

first and last line of sonnet 116 (first line; last line)

let me not to the marriage of true minds; i never writ, nor no man ever loved

first and last line of sonnet 126 (first line; last line)

o thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power; and her quietus is to render thee

first and last line of sonnet 130 (first line; last line)

my mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; as any she belied with false compare