English Pre-AP vocab set 7

Dependent upon choice of words-- Much Ado About Nothing contained many examples of diction

Instructive literature-- A dictionary is an example of didactic literature

Recklessly uninhibited or unrestrained-- Dionysian Romeo asked Juliet to marry him.

A funeral song or tune-- Dirges are typically played at funerals.

To treat a subject formally in speech or writing-- Writing a letter is an example of discourse

Inharmonious or harsh sound-- Balthasar's music in Act 2 Scene 3 of Much Ado About Nothing was considered dissonance.

Rude, crude, or poor-- The doggerel man was coughing all over the random strangers

Society characterized as human misery-- Verona was a dystopia when Juliet was claimed "dead".

A pastoral poem, often in dialogue form-- Juliet's balcony scene had some eclogue.

The omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation-- Dogberry's dialogue contained some elision