| A | B |
|---|
| FICKLE | CHANGEABLE |
| SOLILOQUY | A LONG SPEECH GIVEN BY A CHARACTER WHO IS ALONE ONSTAGE |
| ASIDE | WHEN A CHARACTER SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE AUDIENCE AND NOT TO THE OTHER CHARACTERS ONSTAGE |
| MONOLOGUE | A LONG SPEECH GIVEN BY A SINGLE CHARACTER |
| STAGE DIRECTIONS | INSTRUCTIONS FOR STAGING A PLAY |
| COUPLET | TWO CONSECUTIVE LINES THAT RHYME |
| DRAMA | LITERATURE MEANT TO BE PERFORMED ON STAGE |
| TRAGEDY | A PLAY IN WHICH THE MAIN CHARACTER SUFFERS A DOWNFALL |
| TRAGIC HERO | THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A TRAGEDY; HE SUFFERS A DOWNFALL DUE TO A FATAL OR TRAGIC FLAW |
| TRAGIC FLAW | THE FLAW THAT BRINGS ABOUT THE DOWNFALL OF THE MAIN CHARACTER |
| CHORUS | A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO COME ONSTAGE TO SUMMARIZE WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN |
| BENEVOLENT | CHARACTERIZED BY CONCERN FOR OTHERS |
| MALEVOLENT | HAVING OR EXHIBITING ILL WILL; WISHING TO HARM OTHERS; MALICIOUS |
| SARCASTIC | CONTEMPTUOUS OR IRONIC IN MANNER OR WIT; NASTY OR MOCKING IN SPEECH |
| FLIPPANT | MARKED BY DISRESPECTFUL LEVITY OR CASUALNESS; IRREVERENT |
| IMPARTIAL | UNPREJUDICED; UNBIASED |
| APOTHECARY | SOMEONE WHO PREPARES AND SELLS MEDICINES |
| SHRIFT | CONFESSION TO A PRIEST |
| SONNET | A FOURTEEN LINE POEM WRITTEN IN IAMBIC PENTAMETER |
| IAMBIC PENTAMETER | LINES OF POETRY CONSISTING OF FIVE IAMBIC FEET; THERE WILL BE TEN SYLLABLES PER LINE |
| alliteration | repetition of the first letters of words |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| alliteration | The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end in different consonant sounds as in lime light |
| irony | a difference between appearance and reality, an event that contradicts the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience of a literary work |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that is spoken or written about as if it were another |
| mood | the feeling or emotion that the writer creates in a literary |
| protagonist | the good main character |
| antagonist | the bad main character |
| SOLEMN | DEEPLY SERIOUS |
| SENTIMENTAL | EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL |
| oxymoron | ACT NATURALLY |
| PERSONIFICATION | THE SEA CALLED TO ODYESSEUS. |
| concise | clear and succinct |
| melancholy | sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom |
| nostalgic | feeling a bittersweet longing for the past and/or homesickness |
| hostile | feeling or showing ill-will |
| epithet | a word or phrase used to replace someone’s name; it helps characterize that person |
| clarity | clearness of thought or style; lucidity |
| ARROGANT | THE ___ BOY THOUGHT HE WAS BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE. |
| BENEVOLENT | THE ___ WOMAN WORKED HARD TO HELP THE HOMELESS. |
| NOSTALGIC | THE ____ BOY MISSED HIS MOM. |
| MELANCHOLY | THE MELANCHOLY GIRL CRIED ALL THE TIME. |
| FICKLE | THE ___ BOY BROKE UP WITH JENNY BECAUSE HE SAW TINA AND FELL IN LOVE. |
| SHRIFT | I MUST GO TO ___ IN ORDER TO CONFESS MY SINS. |
| SARCASTIC | BOB WAS PUNISHED FOR BEING ___ TO HIS MOTHER. |
| MALEVOLENT | THE ___ SPIRITS THREATENED US. |
| BENEVOLENT | THE ___ LADY DONATED MONEY TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER. |
| APOTHECARY | THE ___ MADE MEDICINE FOR THE PATIENT. |
