SHAKESPEARE VOCABULARY ACTIVITY

Remember that Shakespeare had a vocabulary of 29,000 words Heres your chance to add a few more to your own vocabulary! TASK Look up the meanings of the literary terms and find the most appropriate definition in the list. Each definition has been given a corresponding letter. Match the letter and definition to the literary term. For example, if you think alliteration means repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words then you would write F in the third column. LATER You will be tested on these terms in the next language lesson (in 2 weeks) so make sure you know the meaning of each term! LITERARY TERM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 alliteration allusions antithesis blank verse charactonym couplets iambic pentameter imagery lyrics metaphor metre onomatopoeia personification prose pun quatrains rhetoric similes soliloquy sonnet CORRECT DEFINITION A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T LIST OF DEFINITIONS Two lines of poetry that are next to each other An imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way A contrast between two opposite things A regular and rhythmic arrangement of syllables according to particular patterns Literary device where a non-human thing is given human characteristics Repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words A stanza or poem with four lines A description that compares two things using like or as Poetry that does not rhyme A play on words with two different meanings A name given to a character that gives an insight into some element of his/her personality Ordinary written language to the end of the line An indirect or passing reference to something or someone A poem with 14 lines and a fixed pattern of rhymes Words that create a picture in the mind A speech in a play when a character speaks to himself or herself and to the audience rather than another actor Verse with five pairs of syllables to a line with a stress on the second syllable The skill or art of using language effectively Poetry written in a simple direct style usually about personal emotions such as love Use of words that sound like the noise they refer to