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Macbeth & Lit Terms Vocabulary
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denotation : the strict dictionary meaning of a word
connotation :the emotional and imaginative meaning of a word
figurative language : language that emphasizes emotion
simile : a comparison using the word “like” or “as”
metaphor : an implied comparison
personification : human traits are given to inanimate objects or animals
imagery : vivid, concrete, sensory details
onomatopoeia : a word that sounds like its meaning
alliteration : repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
dialogue : conversation between two or more persons
soliloquy : words spoken aloud to oneself (often to show innermost thoughts)
aside : words spoken so that those present cannot hear (only the audience)
character foil : character set up as a direct comparison or contrast to a more important character
blank verse :unrhymed verse without regular stanzas
couplet :verse form of two rhyming lines
prophetic :foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
surmise :imagine, guess
commendation : expression of approval
interim : interval of time in between
incensed : angered
repose : rest: calmness
palpable : touchable
entreat : plead for
confound : in current usage, to cause to become confused
equivocate : to intentionally deceive or confuse
consort : associate, cohort
posterity : future generations
bestow : to give or grant
valor : bravery
rancor : malice: spitefulness
pernicious : destructive
prowess : courage
recoil : pull back in a startled manner
murky : dark, gloomy
resolute : form or determined: unwavering
appall : to horrify; to shock
laudable : deserving praise; commendable
covet : to have a strong desire for something
diminutive : tiny
discern : detect
impedes : prevents
abhor : loathe
benediction : an expression of good wishes
clamorous : noisy
mirth :gladness that comes from laughter.
Macbeth & Lit Terms Vocabulary
Across:5. | pull back in a startled manner | 6. | in current usage, to cause to become confused | 7. | verse form of two rhyming lines | 8. | the strict dictionary meaning of a word | 10. | courage | 13. | interval of time in between | 14. | words spoken so that those present cannot hear (only the audience) | 20. | tiny | 22. | angered | 26. | future generations |
| 27. | deserving praise; commendable | 28. | to have a strong desire for something | 29. | words spoken aloud to oneself (often to show innermost thoughts) | 30. | bravery | 31. | an implied comparison | 33. | malice: spitefulness | 34. | detect | 35. | the emotional and imaginative meaning of a word | 36. | foretelling events as if by divine inspiration |
| | Down:1. | an expression of good wishes | 2. | language that emphasizes emotion | 3. | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | 4. | rest: calmness | 6. | associate, cohort | 9. | to horrify; to shock | 11. | a comparison using the word “like” or “as” | 12. | character set up as a direct comparison or contrast to a more important character | 15. | to intentionally deceive or confuse | 16. | gladness that comes from laughter. |
| 17. | to give or grant | 18. | human traits are given to inanimate objects or animals | 19. | noisy | 21. | vivid, concrete, sensory details | 23. | expression of approval | 24. | a word that sounds like its meaning | 25. | dark, gloomy | 29. | imagine, guess | 32. | loathe |
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Macbeth & Lit Terms Vocabulary
Across:5. | pull back in a startled manner | 6. | in current usage, to cause to become confused | 7. | verse form of two rhyming lines | 8. | the strict dictionary meaning of a word | 10. | courage | 13. | interval of time in between | 14. | words spoken so that those present cannot hear (only the audience) | 20. | tiny | 22. | angered | 26. | future generations |
| 27. | deserving praise; commendable | 28. | to have a strong desire for something | 29. | words spoken aloud to oneself (often to show innermost thoughts) | 30. | bravery | 31. | an implied comparison | 33. | malice: spitefulness | 34. | detect | 35. | the emotional and imaginative meaning of a word | 36. | foretelling events as if by divine inspiration |
| | Down:1. | an expression of good wishes | 2. | language that emphasizes emotion | 3. | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | 4. | rest: calmness | 6. | associate, cohort | 9. | to horrify; to shock | 11. | a comparison using the word “like” or “as” | 12. | character set up as a direct comparison or contrast to a more important character | 15. | to intentionally deceive or confuse | 16. | gladness that comes from laughter. |
| 17. | to give or grant | 18. | human traits are given to inanimate objects or animals | 19. | noisy | 21. | vivid, concrete, sensory details | 23. | expression of approval | 24. | a word that sounds like its meaning | 25. | dark, gloomy | 29. | imagine, guess | 32. | loathe |
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