Shakespear Terms

2. A consistent meter, but no rhyme scheme - iambic pentameter
4. Word choice or literary devices used to help with the art of persuasion. Examples: anaphora, alliteration, parallel structure, simile, metaphor, etc.
6. The weakness of the tragic hero that brings about the downfall
10. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem (paragraph of a poem)
11. Rhetoric that appeals to the feelings or emotions of the audience
13. A play that ends with the downfall of the tragic hero - usually brought on by a personal flaw
14. Rhetoric that appeals to the ethics or credibility of the speaker.
15. The art of persuasion
16. Words are spoken, usually a short amount, not meant to be heard by the audience
18. A type of poem with 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme
19. Two lines of poetry that are next to each other and have end rhyme
21. Rhetoric that appeals to facts and logic of the subject matter
22. Speech/Conversation between two or more characters

1. When the audience knows something the characters do not
3. No consistent pattern of rhyme or meter
5. A character that’s purpose is to contrast another character
7. A performance/story told LIVE
8. The meter used in Shakespeare’s sonnets. 10 syllables (5 iams both made of two syllables - one stressed and one unstressed)
9. A play that is humorous and entertaining A play that ends with the downfall of the tragic hero - usually brought on by a personal flaw
12. A great hero/character that is destined for downfall
17. When the opposite of what is expected occurs
18. Long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
20. Speech (usually longer and more important) by one character