Figurative Language & theme in R&J

Front

Example of: Stiff, stark, cold

Back

Simile

Front

Figurative language example: 'She’s dead, like a beautiful flower, killed by an unseasonable frost.'

Back

Simile

Front

Death ties up my tongue

Back

Personification

Front

Juliet is the sun

Back

Metaphor

Front

O brawling love! Oh loving hate! Sad happiness! Serious foolishness!

Back

Oxymoron/Paradox

Front

Oh he’s a lovely gentleman. Romeo is a dishcloth compared to him!

Back

Metaphor

Front

My lips, two blushing pilgrims

Back

Metaphor

Front

Voices providing background in the Prologue

Back

Chorus

Front

Juliet's love for Romeo vs. her hate for Montagues

Back

New feelings compete with hate

Front

Friar Laurence's motive for marrying Romeo and Juliet

Back

End the feud between Capulets and Montagues