Benvolio
A combination of 5 iambs grouped together in verse
What is iambic pentameter?
Hatred or ill will
What is enmity?
A straight, two-edged sword with a narrow, pointed blade
What is a rapier?
What is amorous?
What is a matron?
A song or hymn of grief or lamentation
What is a dirge?
A metrical foot consisting of one short or unstressed syllable followed by a long or stressed syllable
What is an iamb?
Forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority
What is mutiny?
To speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
What is to chide?
Having knowledge of something secret or private
What is privy?
To feel hatred or loathing for
What is abhorred?
An authoritative command or request
What is behest?
Two successive lines of verse that usually rhyme and offer a contained thought
What is a couplet?
The final resolution of a plot, where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up.
What is denouement?
To treat something sacred with irreverence; unholy, not sacred
What is profane?
One who does hard, menial, or monotonous work
What is a drudge?
The state of being overwhelmed with people or things
What is inundated?
To bring trouble, distress, or irritation to
What is vex?
What is hamartia?
To belittle or speak of or treat slightingly
Disparage
A condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
What is woe?
Liable to change very rapidly; erratic; inconsistent
What is fickle?
Removed or distant, either physically or emotionally
What is aloof?
Speech or writing that is forceful and convincing
What is eloquence?
Define meter
A measure or unit of metrical verse
Define exposition
Provides the necessary background information for a story
Define purge
To get rid of something unwanted or unwelcome
Define calamity
A disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress or suffering
Define sepulcher
What is a place of burial or a tomb?
Define maw
What is the jaw or throat of a voracious animal?