Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms (Vocab Set 8)

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A speech a character gives alone on stage revealing their thoughts.

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soliloquy

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Reference in literature to a well-known event or figure.

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allusion

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Figurative language that plays on words with multiple meanings

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pun

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A character that contrasts another sharply.

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foil

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Form of poetry with unrhymed iambic pentameter

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blank verse

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Literary devices accepted as realistic by theater audiences, despite not reflecting real-life behavior.

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Dramatic convention

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A character’s dialogue on stage, heard only by the audience or another character.

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aside

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A long speech by one character to others on stage.

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monologue

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A poem of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme and typically 10 syllables per line.

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sonnet

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Conversations between characters in literature

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Dialogue