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Twelfth Night language vocab
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- 1Aphorisma pithy observation which contains a general truth.
eg Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. - 2ColloquyA conversation
- 3Acumenthe ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.
- 4Eruditehaving or showing great knowledge or learning.
- 5SagelyIn a profound or wise manner.
- 6AloofnessAloofness is a noun meaning a state of being distant, remote, or withdrawn.
- 7Iambic pentametera line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.
- 8Expositionestablishing the main character relationships in a situation involving a conflict.
- 9Plot Developmentbuilding up the dramatic tension and moving the conflict established to its climax. (In Twelfth Night, increasing complications resulting from love, and mistaken identity.)
- 10Denouementresolution of the conflict and re-establishing some form of equilibrium. (In Twelfth Night, the realisation of the disguises and the pairing up of the characters.)
- 11Dramatic Ironyirony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
- 12River Actionactions not closely linked are moving in parallel to be integrated at the end of the play.
- 13Characterisationthe creation or construction of a fictional character.
- 14blank verseverse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameters.
- 15ProseCharacters of common birth speak in prose. Sections of the play dominated by slapstick humour or sexual innuendo are also in prose.
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- A2 (Twelfth Night) English Fichas sobre Twelfth Night language vocab, creado por Elle Rogers el 03/04/2017.
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