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Romeo and Juliet: Literary Devices

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A quick review of literary devices in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, specifically Act 3, Scenes 2 and 3.

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1
Rhyming couplets are:
couples who talk in rhyme
two lines that rhyme at the end
when lines rhyme at the end
2
Which of these is an example of personification? (3 right answers)
happiness courts thee in her best array
the childhood of our joy
Come, civil night, thou sober-suited matron
this torture should be roared in dismal hell
3
Which of the following is an example of anaphora? (2 correct answers)
It did, it did, alas the day, it did!
Wilt thou slay thyself and slay thy lady that in thy life lives?
Romeo, come forth; come forth, thou fearful man
He's dead, he's dead, he's dead!
4
Which of the following is a metaphor?
Thy noble shape is but a form of wax
like a misbehaved and sullen wench
did ever dragon keep so far a cave?
fiend angelical
5
Metaphor is the comparison of 2 things by saying 1 thing IS another thing.
True
False
6
Anaphora is the repetition of a word/phrase at the start of sentence/clauses:
False
True
7
Parallelism is:
Repeating grammatical structure to add emphasis to a statement
Using similar grammatical structure to make two very different arguments
A headache.
Two lines of thought that are alike but will never meet
8
An allusion is:
skipping an answer
a reference to something only a few people know
something imaginary
a reference to general culture
9
An oxymoron is:
two words that contradict each other
when you contradict someone else
a stupid character