D in ducats | Diction |
U in ducats | Unity |
C in ducats | Coherence |
T in ducats | Tone |
S in ducats | Syntax |
Assonance | Repitition of a word or vowel |
Repetition | Example of something already said or written |
Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
Imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. |
Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
Rhyme | correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry. |
Dramatic irony | the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
Antithesis | person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. |
Onamatopiea | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ). |
Personification | attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
Couplet | two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. |
Pun | The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. |
Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
Simile | Compares two objects as our like |
Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
Titular | holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority. |
Chorus | a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company. |
Patriarch | man who is the oldest or most venerable of a group. |
Aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. |
Chastity | No sex before marriage |
Dowry | property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. |
Tension | the state of being stretched tight. |
Predujice | preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. |
Usury | the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest. |
Affluence | .having a great deal of money; wealthy. |
Innumerable | Too many to be counted |
Martyr | a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs. |
Shylock may be best described as all of the following except | Weak vain and consistently self deluded |
Evidence of Jessica’s generosity is her giving a ducats to | launcelot |
This young person is characterized by high spirits sense of humor and and speeches full of an indefinite deal of nothing | Gratiano |
Initially Antonio seems | Sad or melancholy |
The chief figures in the main plot | Bassanio and Portia |
When we first met Bassanio he wants to go to Belmont to court Portia because he is… | Attracted by Portia’s beauty and her wealth |
Thee story of love and courtship is first connected with the story of hate and revenge by… | Attracted to Portia’s beauty and wealth |
Lancelot leaves the service of Shylock for that of who | Bassanio |
All of the following are love stories within the play except | Shylock and Lea |
Act 4 of a shakepearean play is where one can always find | Climax |
Readers are shown the several conflicts in act 1 of mov they included all of the following except | Hobos desire for his son to become a lord |
Portia is able to save Antonio by accusing Shylock of atempted murder | Homicde |
As it turns out they key to breaking the bond is the word | Flesh |
A vivacious and quick witted foil to Portia is | Nerissa |
The plays titular character is | Tubal |
A pair of lively talkative gossips who serve as a sort of chorus because they are keenly interested in the fortunes and affairs of Antonio and Bassanio | Salaries, and Salerno |
This play is called a comedy because it | Because it’s a lot of ridiculousness |
Western Sierra merchant of Venice alpha
July 8, 2019