Poetry and Drama Terms

Assonance can be defined as...

• repeated consonant sounds

• repeated vowel sounds

• repetition to add a poetic quality

• a play on words

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

A long speech given on stage to other characters..

• soliloquy

• aside

• monologue

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Repeated consonant sounds that can be found anywhere in a word is..

• consonance

• assonance

• alliteration

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

A long speech given by a character alone on stage...

• aside

• dialogue

• monologue

• soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

"You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead" is an example of...

• paradox

• oxymoron

• pun

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

A short remark or a conspiratorial whisper delivered only for the audience's benefit..

• aside

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

When the audience knows something about the past or future that the characters do not...

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• aside

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

"With fearful bravery, thinking by this face to fasten in our thoughts" is an example of...

• oxymoron

• dialogue

• aside

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A character who provides contrast to other characters is a/an...

• protagonist

• antagonist

• foil

• prop

"My only love sprung from my only hate" is an example of...

• oxymoron

• foil

• pun

• paradox