Romeo & Juliet Literary Terms Quiz

1. An elaborate and suprising comparison between 2 unlike things

• conceit
• metaphor
• simile
• paradox

2. A combination of contradicting words

• paradox
• metaphor
• oxymoron
• pun

3. A play in which the main character suffers a downfall

• tragedy
• tragic hero
• situational irony
• comedy

4. A play on words or a twist on the usual meaning of words

• oxymoron
• pun
• hyperbole
• paradox

5. A longer speech that is spoken directly to other characters that tells a story or advances the action of the play. Other characters can hear & respond.

• monologue
• aside
• soliloquy
• apostrophe

6. A shorter speech that a character says to the audience or sometimes to self that no other characters hear. The speech reveals short judgments about other characters or brief reactions to events.

• monologue
• aside
• soliloquy
• apostrophe

7. A longer speech that a character makes on stage to oneself (sometimes the audience) that reveals internal conflicts, moral dilemmas, or secrets. No other characters hear the speech.

• monologue
• aside
• soliloquy
• apostrophe

8. When a character speaks directly to something nonhuman.

• apostrophe
• personification
• aside
• conceit

9. A mistaken action or defect in character

• tragedy
• tragic flaw
• paradox
• apostrophe

10. Clues as to what is going to happen later in the story.

• pun
• foreshadowing
• dramatic irony
• situational irony