Poetry
What is a Simile?
A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'.
Dialogue
Conversations between characters.
Soundtrack
Background music
"Thou art a boil"
You look like a wound
Close up
Shows a persons face
What is a metaphor?
Soliloquy
A character's speech to the audience
A Cut
A sudden change from one shot to another
"Fain"
Willingly or gladly.
Long Shot
Shows the full body of a character
What is
Personification?
Giving human qualities/emotions to non-human things.
Hamartia
A character's mistake that leads to their downfall.
Mise en Scene
Everything on screen (lighting, sound, camera etc.)
"Yare"
Quick
Estbalishing Shot
Showing a large area/the entire scene
What is Alliteration?
The repetition of the sound/same letter at the beginning of words.
Dramatic Irony
The audience knows something the characters do not.
Cinematography
Visual style of a film, including lighting and camera
Roguish
Dishonest or untrustworthy.
Low-Angle Shot
Camera looks up at the character
What is Onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate the sound they describe.
Climax
The key moment/most intense point of the play.
Montage
Passagew of time, places or events
"Gadzooks"
Surprise or frustration
Tracking Shot
Moves through areas following a character