WorksheetsVocabulary - Fig. Lang Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
1. A statement that contradicts itself; it may seem false, but can also be true at the same time
simile
metaphor
personification
paradox
When a character speaks to the audience or another character without others onstage hearing (like a whisper)
dialogue
monologue
aside
soliloquy
One person giving a long speech by themselves, revealing a character's thoughts and feelings.
aside
monologue
soliloquy
dialogue
This is an example of which vocabulary word?
Example: Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.
alliteration
paradox
personification
allusion
A play or story about a character with a major flaw that leads to that character's downfall.
tragic hero
tragedy
foil character
irony
A character in a play or story who has one major flaw that leads to his downfall. This character is otherwise a decent person.
tragedy
tragic hero
trauma
tragic character
What do actors call the play currently being read instead of saying the name of the play?
"that play"
Whatever you want to call it
"The Scottish Play"
by its name
You (used with friends/family)
Thee
Thou
Thy
Thine
Your - Complete the following sentence.
This is ________ apple.
Thee
Thou
Thine
Thy
Most of the lines in the play Macbeth are written in _________.
sonnets
blank verse
free verse
poetry
Another name for blank verse is ___________.
unrhymed prose
unrhymed verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
unrhymed poetry
What is the definition of a foil character?
a character who is the same as another character
a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight questions within the character
a character who is very serious throughout the course of the play
a character who provides comedic relief during serious scenes
What is the definition of a foil character?
a character who is the same as another character
a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight questions within the character
a character who is very serious throughout the course of the play
a character who provides comedic relief during serious scenes
At a distance, feeling apart
aloof
proficient
catalyst
assertion
Skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity
aloof
proficient
catalyst
assertion
Macbeth has murdered sleep, and therefore Macbeth will sleep no more (Act 2).
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, and yet I would not sleep (Act 2).
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
The my keen knife see not the wound it makes/ nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark to cry "Hold, hold!"
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
More is thy due than more than all can pay (Act 1).
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
