R&J Review

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Mercutio’s speech about Queen Mab

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Monologue

Front

Character speaks to inanimate object

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Apostrophe

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Definition of Aside

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Character speaks to audience/another character, unheard by others.

Front

Character's innermost thoughts alone on stage

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Soliloquy

Front

Audience knows something characters don't

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Dramatic Irony

Front

Hints at future events; references to poison

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Foreshadowing

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Combination of contradictory words

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Oxymoron

Front

Human traits to non-human entities

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Personification

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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Comparison of two items as equal

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Metaphor