Romeo & Juliet Acts 2-5 Vocabulary & Terms

Front

Comparison using like or as

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Simile

Front

Contradictory terms

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oxymoron

Front

Excessive speed or urgency of action

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Haste

Front

Exaggerated statements or claims

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Hyperbole

Front

A noisy fight

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fray

Front

Irony by saying one thing but meaning another

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Verbal irony

Front

Five iambs in a line of verse

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iambic pentameter

Front

Act of pleading on another's behalf

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Intercession

Front

Contradictory or opposing ideas that may be true

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Paradox

Front

A play on words

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pun