Romeo and Juliet terminology

Question 1

A statement that means the opposite of what it says

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Irony

Question 2

The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as.

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Metaphor

Question 3

A verb in the command form, eg Be quiet! Sit down!

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Imperative

Question 4

A speech heard by the audience but not by other characters; represents character thinking aloud

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Soliloquy

Question 5

An appeal to the audience’s emotions

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Pathos

Question 6

The pattern of related images, in a literary work.

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Imagery

Question 7

A character of high reputation, who, due to hamartia and fate, falls from glory to suffering

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Tragic hero

Question 8

A play dealing with an unhappy ending, and the downfall of the main character(s)

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Tragedy

Question 9

Five two syllable feet per line (so 10 syllables per line)

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Iambic Pentameter

Question 10

a question that you ask without expecting an answer

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Rhetorical Question

Question 11

A weakness, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero.

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Fatal flaw, Hamartia

Question 12

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together eg cruel kindness

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Oxymoron

Question 13

The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line with no punctuation

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Enjambment

Question 14

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Anaphora

Question 15

The purging of the feelings of pity and fear that occur in the audience at the end of a tragedy

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Catharsis

Question 16

When the audience knows or understands more than one or more of the characters

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Dramatic Irony

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