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Literary Devices for Romeo and Juliet
Literary Devices for Romeo and Juliet
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preliminary literary devices for studying Romeo and Juliet
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reference to something or someone famous from the past in a work of literature
allusion
foreshadowing
aside
imagery
2
comparison using "like" or "as"
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
imagery
3
time and place in which a story occurs
setting
scene
characterization
plot
4
something that sounds wrong, but actually is true
hyperbole
paradox
imagery
couplet
5
line of poetry with 5 metrical feet
iambic pentameter
rhyme
rhyme scheme
sonnet
6
giving human qualities to inanimate objects
personification
oxymoron
hyperbole
theme
7
descriptive phrase of a character
idiom
oxymoron
epithet
hyperbole
8
character who does not change within a work
protagonist
round character
flat character
antagonist
9
a word or phrase is not taken literally, i.e. "birds of a feather flock together"
setting
simile
idiom
metaphor
10
pattern of rhymes
rhyme scheme
rhyme
sonnet
couplet
11
when words are used to suggest more than one meaning for a humorous effect
couplet
hyperbole
imagery
pun
12
two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry
rhyme scheme
couplet
rhyme
sonnet
13
warning of future events
foreshadowing
hyperbole
imagery
allusion
14
words spoken, but not meant for any other character to hear
aside
dialogue
monologue
soliloquy
15
a figure speech using contradictory terms
metaphor
oxymoron
hyperbole
simile
16
character who changes within a work
protagonist
flat character
antagonist
round character
17
comparison without "like" or "as"
imagery
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
18
long speech given by a character
monologue
soliloquy
aside
dialogue
19
when the audience knows something that the characters don't
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
idiom
20
exaggeration to make a point
metaphor
imagery
hyperbole
simile
21
lesson taught by a literary work
theme
metaphor
conflict
simile
22
contrast between what is said and what is meant
situational irony
idiom
verbal irony
dramatic irony
23
14 line poem with a particular rhyme scheme
rhyme
aside
sonnet
couplet
24
contrast between what the characters believe is going to happen and what really does
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
idiom
25
figurative language using the five senses
allusion
foreshadowing
simile
imagery
26
main character in a work
paradox
protagonist
antagonist
foil
27
when a character speaks his mind aloud while alone on the stage
aside
dialogue
monologue
soliloquy
28
character who is a direct opposite of another character in a work
round character
protagonist
foil
flat character
29
instructions within a play
stage directions
aside
monologue
dialogue
30
repetition of similar sounds
rhyme scheme
couplet
rhyme
sonnet
31
struggle between opposing forces
conflict
theme
hyperbole
foil
32
character who works against the main character
antagonist
paradox
protagonist
foil
