English 9 Final Quizlet

proper citation order

"4.3.1-55" (act.scene.lines)

simile

A comparison USING "like" or "as"

metaphor

A comparison WITHOUT USING like or as

Monologue

A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.

Who attended the theater

Many different classes of people classes were seperated by what floor you were on

How many people are in the chorus (Romeo & Juliet)

One person

Who was allowed to perform at the Elizabethan theater?

Only Men were allowed to perform

juxtaposition

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

repetition

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

grudge

a feeling of resentment

nuptial

a wedding

reversed word

compound word that is reversed ex. "upfill"

classical allusion

implied or indirect reference in literature

star crossed

lovers whose affection for each other is doomed to end in tragedy

How many people are in the chorus (Antigone)

many people

Soliloquy

speech to oneself

reversed thought

statement that includes a thought and the reverse idea of that same thought.

personification

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

banishment

the punishment of being sent away from a country or other place

procure

to obtain through special effort; to bring about

reversed sentence construction

when the order of the words in a sentence are changed or put in the reverse order ex. when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.