Vocab. 7

Question 1

Soliloquy

Answer 1

a long speech expressing private thoughts, delivered by a character who is alone on stage

Question 2

Monologue

Answer 2

a long speech delivered by one character to another or to a group of characters

Question 3

Aside

Answer 3

a private remark to one character or to the audience that breaks convection because it is understood not to be heard by other characters onstage

Question 4

Chorus

Answer 4

a single character or a group of characters whose words may connect scenes or convey the community.

Question 5

Tragic Hero

Answer 5

an outstanding person of high rank whose downfall is caused by his own flaw

Question 6

Tragic flaw

Answer 6

a part of the hero’s character that leads him to make a fatal mistake

Question 7

Comic relief

Answer 7

humorous scenes or characters that provide “comic relief” to relieve tension

Question 8

Blank Verse

Answer 8

unrhymed iambic pentameter

Question 9

Prose

Answer 9

writing that is not divided into poetic lines and lacks a definite rhythm