Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms - Alliteration - Oxymoron

Repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Reference to a statement, a person, a place or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.

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Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or another character but are not supposed to be heard by others onstage.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Repetition of similar vowel sounds that are followed by different consonant sounds, especially in words that are close together in a poem.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot. The highest point of action.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Comic scene or event that breaks up a serious play or narrative.

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The turning point, the moment when a choice made by the main characters determines the direction of the action: upward to a happy ending in a comedy, or downward to tragedy.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Story that is written to be acted for an audience.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D