WorksheetsVocabulary List #4 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction
(a)
a weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero
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a short, funny episode that interrupts an otherwise serious or tragic work of drama
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a descriptive word or phrase occurring with or in place of the name of a person or thing. An insulting or demeaning word or phrase
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a classification of a poem's meter when most (though certainly not all) of the feet are iambs. (a) is the most natural meter for English poetry
a conversation between two or more characters
(a)
a dramatic convention by which an actor directly addresses the audience but it is not supposed to be heard by the other actors on the stage
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a dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener
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poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
(a)
a character who is in most ways opposite to the main character (protagonist) or one who is nearly the same as the protagonist. The purpose of this type of character is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast only
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a statement used as a primary point to support or prove an argument; supported by evidence
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a position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint to a given claim
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a form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party
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the author's intention or objective in a piece of writing
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repeating a key word or idea for emphasis
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In "Currents", the author's use of "before that" is an example of...
repetition
aside
soliloquy
figurative language
children bully because it will send a
message. Some say It is very difficult for
parents to manage their children
when they leave the house and go to
school. Despite this, thirteen million
kids are bullied each year and
something needs to be done. The fines
will encourage parents to focus on anti-bullying in the home.
Which sentence is the counterclaim?
kids are bullied each year and
something needs to be done.
will encourage parents to
focus on anti-bullying in the home.
parents to manage their children
when they leave the house and go to
school.
children bully because it will send a
message.
What is the following sentence an example of?
I said, "No thank you." "It's okay." replied Josh.
aside
repetition
dialogue
tragedy
When Homer describes Scylla from The Odyssey as: "the monster of the grey rock." Homer is using what literary technique or device?
repetition
aside
tragic flaw
epithet
In Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is always angry and looking for a reason to fight. He fights Benvolio in the beginning. He wants to fight Romeo at the Capulet party. He challenges Romeo to a duel. He fights Mercutio and kills him. It is Tybalt's fighting that leads to his downfall and eventual death. This is an example of what literary technique or device?
tragic flaw
soliloquy
iambic pentameter
blank verse
