The Taming of the Shrew Literary Terms

The Taming of the Shrew Literary Terms

Soliloquy

a literary device used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts and feelings of a character

Juxtaposition

a literary device showing two things placed close together with contrasting effect

Allusion

a brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political signficance

Farce

a literary genre and type of comedy that makes use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed at entertaining the audience. It may include mockery, disgraceful physical humor, absurdity, and mistaken identities.

Dramatic Irony

a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character(s)

Multiple Choice

Petruchio tells Grumio to pay the tailor and makes a gesture to sew something.

• Soliloquy

• Juxtoposition

• Allusion

• Farce

• Dramatic Irony

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Thus have I politicly begun my reign,

And 'tis my hope to end successfully.

My falcon now is sharp and passing empty,

And, till she stoop, she must not be full-gorged.

For then she never looks upon her lure.

Another way I have ot man my haggard,

To make her come and know her keeper's call.

That is, to watch her, as we watch these kites

That bate and beat and will not be obedient.

She ate to meat today, nor none shall she eat.

Last night she slept not, nor tonight she shall

not...

• Soliloquy

• Juxtaposition

• Allusion

• Farce

• Dramatic Irony

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Petruchio arrives to the wedding dressed in ragged and mismatched clothing on a very sick horse. He is drunk. He takes the oil from the priest. He cannot find Katherina's wedding ring. He is asked three times if he will take Katherina as his lawfully wedded wife. He kisses Katherina rather than let her say, "I will not!"

• Soliliquy

• Juxtaposition

• Allusion

• Farce

• Dramatic Irony

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I will be master of what is mine own.

She is my goods, my chattels; she is my house,

My household stuff, my field, my barn,

My horse, my ox, my ass, my anything.

• Soliloquy

• Juxtaposition

• Allusion

• Farce

• Dramatic Irony

Multiple Choice

Hearing thy mildness praised in every town,

Thy virtues spoke of, and they beauty sounded --

Yet not so deeply as to thee belongs --

Myself am moved to woo thee for my wife.

Kate responds to Petruchio's declaration of intent to wed by scoffing, throwing things, and running away from him.

• Soliloquy

• Juxtaposition

• Allusion

• Farce

• Dramatic Irony