Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

Pun

Back

A play on words with double meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Pathos

Back

Feeling of sympathy or sadness evoked by a play

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

Simile

Back

Comparing two things using like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Tragic Hero

Back

Protagonist rises in fortune, then falls to death.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

Soliloquy

Back

Character speaks thoughts alone on stage

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

Dramatic Irony

Back

Audience knows more than characters

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Aside: Character speaks thoughts to audience

Back

While other characters are on stage

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Metaphor

Back

Direct comparison not using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

Tragic Flaw

Back

Lack or excess of a character trait leading to downfall.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3