Romeo and juliet test vocab, english

Act

major division of a play

Antagonist

A character or force in literary work thats in conflict with a main character

Apostrophe

Method where speaker turns from audience as a whole to address a single person or thing

Aside

A statement made by a character in a play that intends to be heard by the audience but not the other characters on stage

Blank verse

Unrhymed poetry with a rhythmic pattern known as iambic-pentameter

Chorus

A group of actors who speak directly to the audience between scenes

commenting on the action of the play

Comic relief

A technique used to relieve the seriousness or emotional intensity of literary work by introducing a humorous situation or character

couplet

two lines of verse that rhyme

dialogue

conversation between two or more characters

drama

a story told through characters played by actors

dramatic monologue

a poem written in the form of a speech by a single character to an imaginary audience

foil

a character whose traits contrast with and therefore highlight the traits of another character

iambic pentameter

a line of verse with 5 metrical feet each consisting of unstressed or stressed syllables

iambs

metrical unit consisting of an unstressed followed by stressed syllable

meter

regular rhythmic pattern in poetry

mood

emotion created in the reader by part or all of literary work

motif

a recurring concept that symbols their fate later in the story

prologue

a separate introductory section

provides background info, foreshadows

protagonist

character who has the central role

pun

a play on words that involves either two words that sound alike but diff meanings or a word with two or more meanings

scene

a short section of a play that usally marks changes of time and place

soliloquy

a speech delivered by a character alone on stage that reveals characters feelings and thoughts

stage directions

notes included in a play addition to the dialogue for the purpose of describing how smth should be preformed on stage

theme

a central message

tone

emotional attitude

tragedy

a work of literature, particularly a drama

tells the story of the fall of a person of high status

tragic flaw

a weakness of personality that causes the tragic hero to make unfortunate choices

tragic hero

the main character in a tragedy

understatement

an ironic statement that de-emphasizes smth important