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| a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener. |
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| a common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable |
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| a pair of successive lines of verse, esp. a pair that rhyme and are of the same length. |
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| The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables |
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| an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage. |
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| the semi-constant internal monologue one has with oneself at a conscious or semi-conscious level. |
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| the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions |
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| A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist. |
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| irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. |
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| a passing or casual reference |
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| comparison not using like or as |
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| an unrhymed verse/iambic pentameter |
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| A 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes |
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| an introductory speech, often in verse, calling attention to the theme of a play. |
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| a form of english in which Shakespeare often used in the book of Romeo & Juliet. Such word would be "Upfill" meaning "fill up" |
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| A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. |
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| comparison using like or as |
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| a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme |
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| spoken in a manner not intended to elicit a reply |
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| confusion; chaos; disorder |
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| the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness. |
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| a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached |
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| swift and violent military attack |
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