Macbeth
Drama Terms
Figurative Language Terms
Lit /Vocab Terms
Eras Tour Terms
100

Identify the paradox ing Macbeth.

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."

100

Talking directly to the audience (breaking the 4th wall)

Aside

100

Identify the fig. lang.

"She is the world to me."

Metaphor

100

Define first person POV.

The first person point of view uses the pronouns “I,” “me,” “we,” and “us,” in order to tell a story from the narrator's perspective.

100

Define cultural perspective

The way that individuals are shaped by their environments as well as social and cultural factors.

200

What is the term for when a character breaks the fourth wall in a play?

Aside
200

Dramatice Irony Definition

When the audience knows something the characters in the play do not know. 

200

Identify the fig. lang.

"These exams are going to kill me." 

Hyperbole

200

Define second person POV.

In second person point of view the reader is part of the story. The narrator describes the reader's actions, thoughts, and background using "you."

200

When comparing two texts, what must be in your claim.

Both of the text titles and your argument.

300

Why did Macbeth assume the throne?

Because he kills King Duncan.

300

What is the text called when a character is speaking in a play?

Dialogue

300

Identify the fig. lang. 

Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet.

Alliteration

300

Define: mood.

Emotion evoked in the reader.

300

What is direct/explicit evidence?

Evidence that is quoted directly from the text with an in-text citation.

400

Define "catharsis" 

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

400

Situational Irony 

When the opposite happens of what is supposed to happen.

400

Provide an example of a metaphor.

Answers vary.

400

Define third person omniscient POV.

The third person omniscient narrator can see everything. This narrator has no biases and can present the thoughts, feelings, and actions of multiple characters.

400

What is indirect evidence?

Evidence that is paraphrased (no quotes) from the text with an in-text citation.

500

What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?

Ambition

500

What is the term for when a character is speaking but does not intend for it to be heard by others? 

Soliloquy 

500

Define "allegory"

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

500

Define "antipathy"

A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion. A feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger.

500

What is historical context?

Information about the period, the place, and the events that. created, influenced, or formed the backdrop to the historic. resources.