A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme

Which line is a metaphor?

"Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs..."

Which of the following best describes personification?

giving human traits to non-human things

a speech made by a character alone on stage, revealing inner thoughts

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony in R&J?

Juliet takes a potion to appear dead, but Romeo thinks she truly is dead

Identify the foreshadowing in this line: "These violent delights have violent ends."

It hints that Romeo and Juliet's love will end in tragedy

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Romeo and Juliet Literary Devices

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1
"Parting is such sweet sorrow" is what?
personification
simile
oxymoron
allusion
2
What literary device is used in: "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon."
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
allusion
personification
3
What is a sonnet?
A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme
a 10 line poem with free verse
a speech made alone on stage
a poem that tells a tragic story
4
Which line is a metaphor?
"I'll warrant him, as gentle as a lamb"
"She hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel..."
"Thou are as glorious to this night as is a winged messenger of heaven..."
"Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs..."
5
Which of the following best describes personification?
giving human traits to non-human things
comparing two unlike things without "like" or "as"
a contradiction in terms
a speech by two characters at once
6
What literary device is used when Juliet says, "If he be married/ my grave is like to be my wedding bed"?
soliloquy
metaphor
foreshadowing
allusion
7
Which of the following best defines a simile?
a reference to a famous person or event
a comparison using like or as
a contradiction in terms
an exaggeration for effect
8
What is a soliloquy?
a short, witty remark to another character
a speech made by a character alone on stage, revealing inner thoughts
a poetic form of 14 lines
a speech directed at the audience
9
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" contains which literary device?
simile
metaphor
allusion
oxymoron
10
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony in R&J?
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose..."
Mercutio jokes about love being rough
Juliet takes a potion to appear dead, but Romeo thinks she truly is dead
Romeo compares Juliet to the sun
11
Identify the foreshadowing in this line: "These violent delights have violent ends."
It hints that Romeo and Juliet's love will end in tragedy
It expresses Romeo's jealousy
It shows how much they love each other
It refers to family conflict
12
What device is in the line: "Death lies on her like an untimely frost"?
dramatic irony
soliloquy
allusion
simile
13
"She'll not be hit with Cupid's arrow/ She hath Dian's wit." This is an example of:
soliloquy
allusion
metaphor
sonnet
14
"The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night" is an example of...
personification
simile
soliloquy
metaphor
15
"Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health"
soliloquy
simile
metaphor
oxymoron

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