Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Vocab

Tragedy

• A stressed or unstressed syllabic pattern in verse, or within the lines of a poem

• Figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that appeals to the five senses

• When a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say; a contradiction

• A type of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner

Meter

• A stressed or unstressed syllabic pattern in verse, or within the lines of a poem

• Figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that appeals to the five senses

• When a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say; a contradiction

• A type of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner

Imagery

• A stressed or unstressed syllabic pattern in verse, or within the lines of a poem

• Figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that appeals to the five senses

• When a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say; a contradiction

• A type of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner

Verbal Irony

• A stressed or unstressed syllabic pattern in verse, or within the lines of a poem

• Figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that appeals to the five senses

• When a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say; a contradiction

• A type of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner

Metaphor

• A comparison between two unrelated things without using like or as

• A meter with ten syllables per line made up of iambs. Sounds like “da-dum, da-dum, da-dum”

• When the writer gives hints of what is to come later in the story

• A mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance

Iambic pentameter

• A comparison between two unrelated things without using like or as

• A meter with ten syllables per line made up of iambs. Sounds like “da-dum, da-dum, da-dum”

• When the writer gives hints of what is to come later in the story

• A mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance

Foreshadowing

• A comparison between two unrelated things without using like or as

• A meter with ten syllables per line made up of iambs. Sounds like “da-dum, da-dum, da-dum”

• When the writer gives hints of what is to come later in the story

• A mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance

Drama

• A comparison between two unrelated things without using like or as

• A meter with ten syllables per line made up of iambs. Sounds like “da-dum, da-dum, da-dum”

• When the writer gives hints of what is to come later in the story

• A mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance

Couplet

• Two rhyming lines of poetry in a row

• A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character

• A speech given by a single character in order to express his or her collection of thoughts and ideas aloud

• A short comment or speech that a character delivers directly to the audience

Foil

• Two rhyming lines of poetry in a row

• A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character

• A speech given by a single character in order to express his or her collection of thoughts and ideas aloud

• A short comment or speech that a character delivers directly to the audience