Shakespeare Terms

3. The weakness of the tragic hero that brings about the downfall
4. Words are spoken, usually a short amount, not meant to be heard by the audience.
9. Rhetoric that appeals to facts and logic of the subject matter.
10. A character that’s purpose is to contrast another character
12. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem (paragraph of a poem)
14. A performance told live
15. A play that ends with the downfall of the tragic hero
16. A type of poem with 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme
17. Verse No consistent pattern of rhyme or meter
19. When the audience knows something the characters do not.
20. Two lines of poetry that are next to each other and have end rhyme
21. When the opposite of what is expected occurs
22. The art of persuasion

1. meter used in Shakespeare sonnets. 5 iams both made of two syllables - one stressed and one unstressed
2. A great hero/character that is destined for downfall
5. A consistent meter, but no rhyme scheme - iambic pentameter
6. Word choice or literary devices used to help with the art of persuasion. Examples: anaphora, alliteration, parallel structure, simile, metaphor, etc.
7. Long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage.
8. A play that is humorous and entertaining
11. Speech (usually longer and more important) by one character
13. Rhetoric that appeals to the feelings or emotions of the audience
18. Rhetoric that appeals to the ethics or credibility of the speaker.
19. Speech/Conversation between two or more characters