As You Like It Quiz

Allusion

A reference to something significantly historical or well-known

euphemism

a nice way of saying something harsh

hyperbole

an extreme exaggeration

irony

The opposite of what is expected

metaphor

direct comparison between two things

paradox

a seemingly contradictory statement that is actually true

pun

a play on the double (or triple) meaning of a word

simile

comparing to things using “like or “as”

understatement

an under exaggeration of something

comedy

a dramatic work that is both amusing and ironic in it’s tone

marriage

Shakespearean comedies always end in marriage

imaginary setting

Shakespearean comedies takes place in invented settings

inverted syntax

O+S+V (instead of standard English, S+V+O)

Aside

when a character speaks directly to the audience and other characters on stage “cannot hear”

Blocking

Movement on stage

Dialogue

Conversation between characters on stage

dramatic irony

when the audience know more than the characters

monologue

a long speech by a single actor

soliloquy

a long speech by a single actor alone on stage

stage directions

an instruction in the text of a play, especially one indication the movement, position or tone of an actor, or the sound effect and lighting

primogeniture

a common practice in Europe during Shakespeare’s time; property passes directly from the father to his eldest son, leaving younger sons either dependent on their older brother or door and desperate

Usurp

to take over by force

prodigal

wastefully extravagant

feign

to pretend with the intent to deceive

abhor

to have or feel disgust

covet

to desire strongly someone else has, jealous

obscure adjective

something that is not widely known

Obscure verb

Hidden

emulate

to imitate

mirth

joyfulness

irrevoable

something that cannot be reversed

melancholy

intense feeling of sadness