R and J vocab

profane

irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principals

feign

to act as if; to fake

idolatry

excessive adoration or devotion

inconstant

changeable

perjuries

lies; willfull giving of false testimony

rancor

hatred

pun

play on words

oxymoron

2 juxtaposed words have very diverse meanings

soliloquy

theatric device character alone expresses his or her own thoughts or feelings out loud.

aside

talk to audience and these words are inaudible to other characters on stage

foil

2 characters who are very different in terms of their values, traits, and goals are placed together through a novel

dramatic irony

when the viewers or audience know something the characters do not