Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms

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Definition of tragedy

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Serious narrative with unhappy ending

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Writer's attitude towards audience, subject, or character

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tone

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Central idea of literature

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theme

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Definition of a symbol

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Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and something beyond itself.

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Uncertainty or anxiety about what happens next

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suspense

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14-line lyric poem, iambic pentameter

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Sonnet

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An unusually long speech by a character alone on stage

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soliloquy

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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Time and place of a story

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Setting

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Musical quality from repetition

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Rhythm