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feminine ending |
line of verse in iambic pentameter with an additional unstressed syllable at the end |
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folio |
a large sheet of paper that is twice the size of A4 |
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hyperbole |
extravagent and exaggerated language |
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iamb |
a metrical unit of two syllables the first stressed the second unstressed |
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iambic pentameter |
a ten syllable line of verse with five stresses |
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imagery |
the use of emotional words that conjure up a mental picture |
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irony |
Verbal: saying one thing meaning another, Dramatic: strong contrast with what happens elsewhere in the play |