Romeo and Juliet Drama Terms

Front

Conversation between characters

Back

Dialogue

Front

Long speech by one character

Back

Monologue

Front

Speech by a character alone on stage

Back

soliloquy

Front

Poem of 14 lines, 10 syllables, specific rhyme scheme

Back

Sonnet

Front

Brief reference to something well-known

Back

Allusion

Front

When a character speaks to the audience or another character, unheard by others

Back

Aside

Front

Figurative language: play on words

Back

Pun

Front

Character that contrasts another

Back

Foil

Front

Form of poetry with unrhymed lines

Back

blank verse

Front

Literary devices accepted as realistic in theater

Back

Dramatic conventions