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Vocabulary - Fig. Lang Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. A statement that contradicts itself; it may seem false, but can also be true at the same time

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

paradox

2.

When a character speaks to the audience or another character without others onstage hearing (like a whisper)

a)

dialogue

b)

monologue

c)

aside

d)

soliloquy

3.

One person giving a long speech by themselves, revealing a character's thoughts and feelings.

a)

aside

b)

monologue

c)

soliloquy

d)

dialogue

4.

This is an example of which vocabulary word?

Example: Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

a)

alliteration

b)

paradox

c)

personification

d)

allusion

5.

A play or story about a character with a major flaw that leads to that character's downfall.

a)

tragic hero

b)

tragedy

c)

foil character

d)

irony

6.

A character in a play or story who has one major flaw that leads to his downfall. This character is otherwise a decent person.

a)

tragedy

b)

tragic hero

c)

trauma

d)

tragic character

7.

What do actors call the play currently being read instead of saying the name of the play?

a)

"that play"

b)

Whatever you want to call it

c)

"The Scottish Play"

d)

by its name

8.

You (used with friends/family)

a)

Thee

b)

Thou

c)

Thy

d)

Thine

9.

Your - Complete the following sentence.

This is ________ apple.

a)

Thee

b)

Thou

c)

Thine

d)

Thy

10.

Most of the lines in the play Macbeth are written in _________.

a)

sonnets

b)

blank verse

c)

free verse

d)

poetry

11.

Another name for blank verse is ___________.

a)

unrhymed prose

b)

unrhymed verse

c)

unrhymed iambic pentameter

d)

unrhymed poetry

12.

What is the definition of a foil character?

a)

a character who is the same as another character

b)

a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight questions within the character

c)

a character who is very serious throughout the course of the play

d)

a character who provides comedic relief during serious scenes

13.

What is the definition of a foil character?

a)

a character who is the same as another character

b)

a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight questions within the character

c)

a character who is very serious throughout the course of the play

d)

a character who provides comedic relief during serious scenes

14.

At a distance, feeling apart

a)

aloof

b)

proficient

c)

catalyst

d)

assertion

15.

Skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity

a)

aloof

b)

proficient

c)

catalyst

d)

assertion

16.

Macbeth has murdered sleep, and therefore Macbeth will sleep no more (Act 2).

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

17.

A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, and yet I would not sleep (Act 2).

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

18.

The my keen knife see not the wound it makes/ nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark to cry "Hold, hold!"

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

19.

More is thy due than more than all can pay (Act 1).

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification