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unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter; every other syllable is accented.
NOT ALL of R&J is written in this. It is used to accentuate certain lines and to emphasize a serious or meaningful tone |
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Main Characters of a Tragic love story |
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| opposite/ brings out character traits of another character |
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character is alone on stage expresses thoughts and feelings, as if thinking aloud (SOLO= by yourself) |
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character talks a long time, but in the presence or to other characters. (MONO=one) |
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| conversation with at least 2 characters |
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| brief remark from a character to the audience (off to the side) that is not heard by other characters. |
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reference to literature, religion, mythology, or history. Deepens meaning of the line or story. |
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| sarcasm; saying something other than what is meant in order to cause a certain effect |
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| irony that a situation occurs that the reader does not expect, or is opposite of what is expects; if it is a situation that ends in death or tragedy, it then becomes cosmic irony, AKA “fate” |
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| which is when the reader knows more about a situation in the story than the other characters do. |
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| the author gives hints and preparations for future events in the story |
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| drama type where central character meets with tragedy or misfortune. Conflicts usually end in death. Disillusionment, agony, pain in life. Main character destroyed by themselves or incontrollable thing. |
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| reflect the foibles, contradictions, and confusions of man and society. broadly funny and playful, wry and cynical, or satirical and biting. Protagonist usually unscathed. |
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| insight to life, in tragedy it concerns the downfall of the hero or heroine. Can be universal or specific. |
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| use of rich, descriptive language to evoke the senses. It creates mood and reveals characters. |
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| giving inanimate objects human qualities. |
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| uses metaphors to compare unlike things |
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| uses “like” or “as” to compare two unlike things |
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| in Shakespearean drama, it is a group of narrators who sum up or preview the action. |
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| a 14 line poem that has a specific rhyme scheme |
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| Shakespeare created this sonnet with pattern abab cdcd efef gg. (3 quatrains, 1 couplet) |
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introduction to a play that gives basic or background information |
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