Romoe and Juliet literary terms

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Ten syllables, stressed and unstressed

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Iambic pentameter

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A spoken remark, not directed to listeners, usually in a whisper

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Aside

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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Contrary or opposite words

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Oxymoron

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14 line poem rhyme scheme

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ABABCDCDEFEFGG

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Introductory passage or speech

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Prologue

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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Couplet

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Relief from emotional tension in drama

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Comic relief

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Long speech by a character alone on stage

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Soliloquy

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Comparison of unlike things

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Metaphor