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Literary Terms & Background Name: Nolan Kloer
Romeo & Juliet Date: 3/21/2021 Class: 5th
Define the literary terms or answer the questions.
Page 690
1. Blank Verse – Verse without rhyme
2. Iambic Pentameter – A line of verse with 5 metrical feet each consisting of one short syllable followed by a long
one.
3. Why is the most important character in a tragedy the tragic hero? They have the best story.
4. Tragic Flaw – Secret weakness of a character
5. Monologue – A long speech or long segment of dialogue.
6. Soliloquy – An act of speaking one’s thought aloud when by oneself.
7. Aside – Dramatic device where the character speaks to the audience.
“Shakespearean Drama” Pages 692-693
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2. The traveling actors during Shakespeare’s time were known as Elizabethan Theatre Actors.
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