Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms

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Intentional exaggeration (e.g., 'This homework is killing me!')

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Hyperbole

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Hints about future plot events

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Foreshadowing

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Long speech revealing innermost feelings

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Soliloquy

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Literary device: direct comparison

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Metaphor

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Descriptive writing that evokes the five senses

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Imagery

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Character contrasting another to emphasize qualities

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Foil

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A play on words

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Pun

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Struggle between opposing forces

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Conflict

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Mistaken use of a similar-sounding word

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Malapropism

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Message about life in a work

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