Poetry and Drama Terms

Assonance can be defined as...

• repeated consonant sounds

• repeated vowel sounds

• repetition to add a poetic quality

• a play on words

A long speech given on stage to other characters..

• soliloquy

• aside

• monologue

• dialogue

Repeated consonant sounds that can be found anywhere in a word is..

• consonance

• assonance

• alliteration

• repetition

A long speech given by a character alone on stage...

• aside

• dialogue

• monologue

• soliloquy

"You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead" is an example of...

• paradox

• oxymoron

• pun

• apostrophe

A short remark or a conspiratorial whisper delivered only for the audience's benefit..

• aside

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dialogue

"With fearful bravery, thinking by this face to fasten in our thoughts" is an example of...

• oxymoron

• dialogue

• aside

• paradox

When the audience knows something about the past or future that the characters do not...

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• aside

• dialogue

What do asides and soliloquies have in common?

• both reveal the two intentions of the characters

• other characters have no knowledge of the words spoken

• both are only for the audience's benefit

• All choices are correct

An extreme exaggeration is known as...

• an exaggeration

• hyperbole

• dramatic irony

• personification