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Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

several lines spoken by one character alone on stage

a)

sonnet

b)

monologue

c)

soliloquy

d)

aside

2.

two lines of poetry in a row that rhyme

a)

duo rhyme

b)

couplet

c)

consecutive lines

d)

iambic meter

3.

an expression that combines contradictory ideas together

a)

dramatic irony

b)

tragedy

c)

oxymoron

d)

tragic flaw

4.

poetry that's written in iambic meter but doesn't rhyme

a)

poem

b)

couplet

c)

blank verse

d)

sonnet

5.

one character speaks multiple lines in a row to others on stage

a)

monologue

b)

sonnet

c)

soliloquy

d)

oxymoron

6.

when the audience knows something a character on stage does not know

a)

tragic flaw

b)

drama

c)

tragedy

d)

dramatic irony

7.

Which is written in iambic meter?

a)

Instead of going to the store, I went to sleep today.

b)

Always resting on the couch, I couldn't watch tv.

c)

In the night I heard an angel sing.

d)

Just the other day, I went to school with two lunches.

8.

lines spoken to the audience as if other actors can't hear them

a)

oxymoron

b)

aside

c)

exuent

d)

run-on line

9.

O heavy lightness, serious foolishness...feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire…”

a)

pun

b)

oxymoron

c)

allusion

d)

simile

10.

"Two households, both alike in dignity,

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,

From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."

These are the first four lines of a ___________ in

the Prologue of Act 1.

a)

soliloquy

b)

monologue

c)

pun

d)

sonnet

11.

When Romeo sees Juliet on her balcony, he’s talking to himself, but Juliet cannot hear him (only the audience can hear him), and he says, “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?.........”

a)

allusion

b)

sonnet

c)

soliloquy

d)

metaphor

12.

When Mercutio is trying to convince Romeo to go to the party, Romeo replies, "Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles. I have a soul of lead that hastens me to the ground." This is an example of _______________.

a)

pun

b)

monologue

c)

foreshadowing

d)

simile

13.

Foil or NOT FOILS?

a)

Foils

b)

NOT foils

14.

a descriptive word or phrase that comes before or after a character's name and describes a trait of the character

a)

adage

b)

foil

c)

epithet

d)

satire