R & J literary terms and techniques

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Line of poetry with five iambs

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iambic pentameter

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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Couplet

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14 line lyric poem

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sonnet

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Words spoken by a character not overheard by others

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Aside

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Narrative with unhappy ending

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tragedy

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Character used as contrast

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Foil characters

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Language that appeals to the senses

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Imagery

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Uncertainty or anxiety about what happens next in a story

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suspense

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Audience knows something character doesn't

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Dramatic irony

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Message of the story

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Theme