Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms (Vocab Set 8)

Front

A speech by a character alone on stage

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soliloquy

Front

Literary reference to external well-known events or figures

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Allusion

Front

Figurative language: play on words

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Pun

Front

Character that contrasts another

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Foil

Front

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

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Blank verse

Front

Literary devices accepted as realistic in theater

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Dramatic convention

Front

Dialogue not heard by others

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Aside

Front

Long speech by one character

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Monologue

Front

Poem of 14 lines, 10 syllables

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Sonnet

Front

Conversations between characters

Back

Dialogue