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RomeoAndJulietActOne
Act I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a reference in one work of literature to a person place or event in another work of literature or in history, art, or music | allusion |
| Example: Referring to Aurora or Cupid's arrow | allusion |
| a short remark made to the audience while other characters are on stage, usually in an undertone and not intended | aside |
| unrhymed iambic pentameter | blank verse |
| a struggle between two opposing forces or characters | conflict |
| example: Romeo vs himself | internal conflict |
| example: Capulets vs Montagues | external conflict |
| two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | couplet |
| a contrast between what the audience percieves and what a character does NOT know | dramatic irony |
| language that is NOT intended to be interpreted in a literal sense | figurative language |
| ex: Borrow cupid's wings and fly with him; dove among crows | figurative language |
| a character who sets off another character by contrast | foil |
| the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come | foreshadowing |
| unstressed syllable followed by a stressed sillable | iamb/meter |
| five verse feet with each foot of an iamb (total of ten iambs) | iambic pentameter |
| language that appeals to any sense or any combination of the senses | imagery |
| comparison between two unlike things with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them | metaphor |
| ex: study the volume of Paris' face | imagery |
| the language of everyday, ordinary speech | prose |
| the humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time | pun |
| ex: dreamers often lie | pun |
| a long, uninterrupted speech presented in front of other characters | monlogue |
| a figure of speech that combines apparently different terms | oxymoron |
| ex: loving hate | oxymoron |
| a comparison made between two dissimilar things through the use of a specific word or comparison such as like or as | simile |
| a speech in which a character is ALONE on stage and expresses thoughts out loud to the audience | soliloquy |
| a fourteen line lyric poem usually written in iambic pentameter | sonnet |
| What is benvolio's advice to Romeo when he is sad about roseline? | to give her some time, and to look at other girls because shes not the only pretty girl out there |
| Why does Capulet think it will be easy for Montague to keep the peace? | they're both old |
| What is capulet's first answer to paris about juliet? | she is too young |
| wrongdoing, sin | transgression |
| causing great injury | pernicious |
| those who hold a belief opposed to the established teaching of a church | heretics |
| increasing, enlarging | augmenting |
| grievance | injustice, complaint |
| R/F Juliet AND ROMEO | R |
| R/F NURSE | R |
| R/F LADY CAPULET AND LADY MONTAGUE | R |
| R/F GREGORY AND SAMPSON | F |
| R/F CAPULET AND MONTAGUE | ROUND |
| R//F TYBALT AND BENVOLIO | ROUND |
| R/F PARIS | F |
| R/F BALTASAR AND ABRAM | FLAT |
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brittney143
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