Glossary

Question	Answer
Allegory	An extended metaphor in the form of a story. Parallel meaning
Anthithesis	Contrasting ideas juxtaposed in quick succession. 'All partial evil, universal good'
Blank verse	Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter. Closely resembles the rhythm of spoken English, standard metre for renaissance drama
Characterisation	Technique used by the writer to create a character
Dumb show	Part of a play performed without words, in pantomine
Couplet	A pair of rhymed lines
Denouement	Final resolution of a play, novel or other narrative
Dramatic irony	When the audience or reader is in possession of knowledge of which the character is ignorant
Exposition	The opening section of a play. Characters introduced and essential information is given to the audience.
Figurative language	Metaphor simile
Iambic pentameter	Ten syllable line, five stressed five unstressed. Unstressed followed by stressed
Idiom	A manner of expression, peculiar to a person or language
Proleptic irony	Foreshadowing of an event that will take place later in a play or literary text
Protagonist	The main character
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