Academic Vocab Part 1 and 1.3

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Poetry in un-rhymed iambic pentameter; major verse form in Shakespeare’s plays.

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blank verse

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A line of verse with five metrical feet, one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.

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iambic pentameter

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Character understood through appearance, words, actions, and behavior.

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indirect characterization

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Writer tells the audience about a character.

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Direct characterization.

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Feelings linked to the word (positive, negative, neutral)

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connotation

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Dictionary definition of a word

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Denotation

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A figure of speech combining contradictory ideas.

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oxymoron

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Long, uninterrupted speech by a character to others on stage.

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monologue

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A speech where a character reveals private thoughts alone on stage.

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soliloquy

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A brief remark a character makes to the audience instead of other characters.

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