Romeo and Juliet Terms 1

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What is a comedy?

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A drama that focuses on lighthearted matters such as courtship and love, and may also be satirical.

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What is a tragedy?

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A literary work in which the flaws of the protagonist cause him tremendous suffering, eventually resulting in a catastrophe or disastrous conclusion.

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What is a poetic foot?

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The specific combination of two or three stressed and/or unstressed syllables that predominately repeats throughout the poem's lines.

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What is an act in a play?

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A major division in the action of a play.

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What is meter in poetry?

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The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is iambic pentameter?

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A type of meter in poetry that consists of five iambs (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable) per line.

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What is a scene in a play?

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A subdivision of an act in a play, typically representing a single situation or event.

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What is a protagonist?

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The main character in a literary work, often facing a conflict that drives the plot.

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What is a foil character?

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A character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character.

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What is dramatic irony?

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A situation in a play where the audience knows more about the events than the characters, creating tension or humor.