Dramatic Elements in Romeo and Juliet

What is an allusion?

• a magic trick

• a reference to something well- known

• an instrument

A soliloquy is defined as all of the following EXCEPT-

• a speech given by a single character

• when the audience learns what the character is thinking

• when the character IS accompanied by others

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Which of the following dramatic elements is used to sharply contrast one character with another?

• Monologue

• Foil

• Pun

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Dramatic irony occurs when-

• The audience knows more than onstage characters

• The characters know more than the audience

• Nobody knows what's going on

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A tragic hero can be described as ALL of the following BUT-

• A character who has a tragic flaw

• A character who meets a tragic end

• A character who works against the protagonist

Comic relief occurs when-

• characters are first introduced

• a humorous scene lightens the mood

• a character addresses the audience

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Which of the following is an example of a pun?

• Deafening silence

• This bag weighs a million pounds

• Why are teddy bears never hungry? Because they're always stuffed!

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• bittersweet

• bang bang

• bright-eyed Athena

Which of the following is an example of an epithet?

• What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull- dozer!

• sheep should sleep in a shed

• star- crossed lovers

All of the following describe a Tragedy EXCEPT-

• it focuses on the antagonist

• it ends in catastrophe

• it features death

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