Question

(each answer, 4 points) fill in the blanks using words from the box below. act dramatic irony oxymoron scene pun stage directions blank verse couplet iambic pentameter character foil 1.01) in a play, ____ occurs when the audience knows something that one or more of the characters onstage do not. 1.02) a(n) __ is a joke or play on words based on words with multiple meanings. shakespeare is known for using this literary device in his works. 1.03) in __, lines of verse can be divided into five groups of two syllables each, and the second syllable in each group is stressed. 1.04) instructions written in the script of a play that tell the characters how to move and act onstage are called __. 1.05) a(n) __ is a figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposite words to convey a certain idea. 1.06) two lines of poetry that have end rhyme are called a(n) __. 1.07) much of romeo and juliet is written in __, which is unrhymed iambic pentameter. 1.08) a(n) ____ is a character that contrasts sharply with another character in the story.

Explanation:

1.01

The definition given matches "dramatic irony", where the audience has knowledge characters lack.

A "pun" is a play on words with multiple meanings, and Shakespeare used puns.

"Iambic pentameter" has five iambs (two - syllable units with stress on the second) per line, matching the description.

Answer:

dramatic irony

1.02