Romeo and Juliet Fig. Lang, irony, through 4.1

Hyperbole

• "Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven! Wolvish-ravening lamb! Despised substance of divinest show! Just opposite to what thou justly seem'st"

• "And she brings news; and every tongue that speaks but Romeo's name speaks heavenly eloquence."

• "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief..."

• "I fear, too early; for my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date with these night's evels and expire the term.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

personification

• "Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven! Wolvish-ravening lamb! Despised substance of divinest show! Just opposite to what thou justly seem'st"

• "And she brings news; and every tongue that speaks but Romeo's name speaks heavenly eloquence."

• "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief..."

• "I fear, too early; for my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date with these night's evels and expire the term.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

juxtaposition

• "Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven! Wolvish-ravening lamb! Despised substance of divinest show! Just opposite to what thou justly seem'st"

• "And she brings news; and every tongue that speaks but Romeo's name speaks heavenly eloquence."

• "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief..."

• "I fear, too early; for my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date with these night's evels and expire the term.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

foreshadowing

• "Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven! Wolvish-ravening lamb! Despised substance of divinest show! Just opposite to what thou justly seem'st"

• "And she brings news; and every tongue that speaks but Romeo's name speaks heavenly eloquence."

• "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief..."

• "I fear, too early; for my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date with these night's evels and expire the term.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

simile

• A character briefly speaks his or her thoughts (1 or 2 lines) to the audience, and the audience is to realize that the character is unheard by the other characters on stage.

• An obvious exaggeration or overstatement used for effect or to make a point.

• "These violent delights have violent end and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume."

• The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade To wanny ashes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

juxtaposition

• A character briefly speaks his or her thoughts (1 or 2 lines) to the audience, and the audience is to realize that the character is unheard by the other characters on stage.

• An obvious exaggeration or overstatement used for effect or to make a point.

• "These violent delights have violent end and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume."

• The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade To wanny ashes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

hyperbole

• A character briefly speaks his or her thoughts (1 or 2 lines) to the audience, and the audience is to realize that the character is unheard by the other characters on stage.

• An obvious exaggeration or overstatement used for effect or to make a point.

• "These violent delights have violent end and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume."

• The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade To wanny ashes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

aside

• A character briefly speaks his or her thoughts (1 or 2 lines) to the audience, and the audience is to realize that the character is unheard by the other characters on stage.

• An obvious exaggeration or overstatement used for effect or to make a point.

• "These violent delights have violent end and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume."

• The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade To wanny ashes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

metaphor

• A long speech presented by a single character expressing their thoughts and feelings to other characters.

• When there is contradiction between what the characters of the play know, and what the audience knows.

• I warrant, An I should live a thousand years

• "My lips, two blushing pilgrims stand"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

hyperbole

• A long speech presented by a single character expressing their thoughts and feelings to other characters.

• When there is contradiction between what the characters of the play know, and what the audience knows.

• I warrant, An I should live a thousand years

• "My lips, two blushing pilgrims stand"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7