- verse drama- plays in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of poetry.
- blank verse- unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter.
- iambic pentameter- a fixed pattern of rhythem, or meter, in which most lines contain 5 unstressed syllables each followed by a teased syllable.
- soliloquy- a long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his/her private thoughts or intentions.
- aside- a characters quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear.
- rhetorical devices- use language and sound to appeal to the audience's emotions and make the speech more convincing and memorable.
- Repetition of words and sounds
- Parallelism, or repeated grammatical structures
- Rhetorical questions, or questions requiring no answer
7. irony- exits when there is a contrast between appearance and reality
8. dramatic irony- the audience or reader knows something that one or more characters do not know.
9. pun- play on words, jokes that suggest two or more meanings of a word
10. allusion- referring to historical, biblical and litarary, references well known people, places or things.
You should also know:
- ambition: your drive to succeed
- vanity: vane (think you are all that)
- envy: jealousy
- revenge: pay back
In your opinion, is it right to ask a close friend to do something dangerous? Explain.
Yes, if the dangerous thing involves a life or death situation. You hope that the close friend can understand and help you out.
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