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