Shakespeare's Sonnets Vocabulary

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Shakespeare's Sonnets Vocabulary #1

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. temperate	Adj. Mild or moderate in climate Not extreme Ex: California's weather is temperate
2.  lease	Noun A period of temporary ownership Ex: Someone might lease a house or car
3. complexion	Noun The skin and features of the face Ex: Someone who has nice complexion, has nice face skin
4. declines	Verb Moves in a downward direction Ex: Someone who is older mentally declines
5. untrimmed	Adj. Made or left plain Unadorned or disorderly Ex: A person's appearance or outfit Ex: Someone not wearing makeup
6. impediments	Noun Things that block or get in the way Obstacles Ex: Road signs can be impediments Ex: Emotional trauma or something abstract can be impediments
7. alters	Verb Makes different without completely changing Ex: One might make alterations to a dress
8. tempests	Noun Strong or severe storms Ex: An emotionally stormy state
9. bark	Noun A small boat
10. compass	Noun Range, usually expressed in a curved or circular pattern Ex: One might be beyond the compass of cell reception
11. internal rhyme	Noun A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next Ex: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"
12. alliteration	Noun A stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series Ex: "She sells sea shells by the sea shore"
13. personification	Noun A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes, qualities, characteristics, or abilities Ex: "The fire swallowed the entire forest"
14. assonance	Noun Takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds Ex: "I feel depressed and restless"
15. theme	Noun A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly Ex: Love, friendship, loyalty, etc.

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