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.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

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.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

Soliloquy

Back

Character speaks thoughts alone on stage

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

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