Hamlet
ACT II
brevity

N. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
calumnious

Adj. attacking one’s character
countenance

N. appearance; facial expression
cleave

V. to adhere; to stick
firmament

N. the sky; the heavens
glean

V. to gather together; to collect
malefactions

N. evil deeds
paragon

N. perfect example; model
pestilent

Adj. deadly; likely to cause an epidemic
rogue

N. villain; fiend; scoundrel
satirical

Adj. sarcastic; mocking
sovereign

N. king or monarch
strumpet

N. a woman adulterer
tedious

Adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental
weariness
vouchsafe

V. grant in a condescending manner
alliteration

the repeating consonant sounds in a sentence
(tongue twisters)
allusions

an indirect reference; referring to another piece
of fiction, historical event, or person
extended metaphor

when an author uses a metaphor throughout a
long passage or even an entire poem.