Romeo and Juliet Lit Terms

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14 line poem, specific rhyme scheme

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sonnet

Front

A literary work where the main character suffers ruin

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Tragedy

Front

Line of poetry with 5 iambs

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iambic pentameter

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Line of iambic pentameter without rhyme

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Blank verse

Front

Two lines of poetry that rhyme

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Couplet

Front

Character that highlights qualities of another

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Foil

Front

Inner thoughts expressed by a character

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Soliloquy

Front

Dialogue spoken but not heard by all characters

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Aside

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Pun

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A play on words

Front

Two contradictory words

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Oxymoron