Romeo and Juliet Terms

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Extended speech revealing character's thoughts; unheard by others

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Soliloquy

Front

Brief, private remark; not heard by all characters

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Aside

Front

Extended speech to characters; heard by all on stage

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Monologue

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Shakespeare's metrical form

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iambic pentameter

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"Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books..."

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Example of simile

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"My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself..."

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Example of metaphor

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Example from Shakespeare: "Well, in that hit you miss..."

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Allusion

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Example of oxymoron

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"Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word..." (1.1 91-93)

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"Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow"

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Oxymoron

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Example from Romeo and Juliet: "A man of wax"

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Metaphor