Romeo & Juliet Act One - Literary Terms

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Foreshadowing

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Hinting at future events

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Example of Foreshadowing

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"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their lives"

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Allusion

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Reference to a person/place/thing in history or literature

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Example of Allusion

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Ice cream is my Achilles' heel.

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Pun

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A word with two meanings

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Example of a Pun

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Dancing shoes with nimble souls; soul of lead

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Oxymoron / Paradox

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Combines contradictory words or ideas

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Example of Oxymoron/Paradox

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Odysseus was a wise fool

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Tybalt's character traits

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Hot-headed, quick to anger, and fighting

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Characterization of Benvolio

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Calm, peaceful, respects the law