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sonnet

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A 14 line poem of rhymed iambic pentameter. The 2 major sonnet forms are the English or Shakespeare and Italian or Petraconian

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iamb

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2 syllable unit (or foot) w/the accent on the second syllable, as in “re sult”. When series of iambs are repeated, we describe the meter as “iambic”

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foot

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In metered poetry, a unit (usually) one accented syllable and 1 or 2 unaccented syllables

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meter

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The rhythmical pattern of accented syllables in poetry

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pentameter

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In poetry, 5 rhythmical feet

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Rhyme scheme

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The pattern of rhyme in poetry- usually marked w/ letters example: ABAB

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Dramatic Foil/Foil

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A character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast

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Apostrophe

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Speaking dramatically to (usually) an inanimate quality; often a capital “O” appears in front of the inanimate quality

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Act/Scene

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The larger (acts) and smaller (scenes) divisions of a play

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Blank Verse

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Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Most of Shakespeare play’s are written in this form

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Comedy

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A literary work, especially a play with a happy ending

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Drama

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A story written to be preformed by actors

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Tragedy

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A literary work, especially a play, that results in a catastrophe for the main character. In most cases, an important person is brought down by a major flow in his or her own character. This flow is known as a characters tragic flaw

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Soliloquy

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A long speech spoken on stage by a single character. it differs form a monologue in the soliloquy is meant to be the character’s internal thoughts spoken out loud as if the audience were hearing the character think out loud

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hyperbole

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A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. They are often used for comic effect

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Rhyme

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The repetition of sounds at the ends of words; the ‘getter’ and ‘better’

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End Rhyme

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Rhyme that occurs at the end of poetic lines

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Stage Directions

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In drama, the notes that describe how a work to be preformed or stage