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Liiiterary Terms
the literary terms for english class, romeo and juliet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Alliteration is used to create melody, establish mood,and call attention to certain words. |
| Allusion | an indirect reference to a person,thing event situation, or aspect of culture real or fiction,past or present. An allusion may draw from literature,myth,history,or the Bible. |
| Aside | a remark spoken in an undertone by one character either to the audience or to another character which remaining characters dont hear. |
| Chorus | a single actor who recites the prologue. |
| Couplet | any two line stanza that contains a complete thought; couplets are usually rhymed. |
| Foil | a character who provides a striking contrast to a main character, thus calling attention to certain traits of the main character. |