Shakespeare Terms Set 3

1. Two contradictory words placed together, such as “sweet sorrow.”
3. A group of four lines of poetry.
7. When a character directly addresses an absent person, object, idea, or someone who cannot respond.
11. A phrase with two meanings, often with one meaning being humorous or suggestive.
14. Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
15. Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.

2. A question asked for emphasis or effect rather than to receive an answer.
4. The organization of a play's plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
5. A comparison using like or as.
6. A humorous scene or character included during a serious play to temporarily relieve tension.
8. A character or group that provides background information, commentary, or explanation to the audience.
9. A reference to another story, historical event, myth, person, or religious text.
10. Wordplay that uses multiple meanings or similar-sounding words, often for humor.
12. A statement that appears contradictory but may reveal a deeper truth.
13. A 14-line poem. Shakespearean sonnets typically contain three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet.