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Romeo and Juliet Terms

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory

a)

oxymoron

b)

forshadowing

c)

situational irony

d)

genre

2.

character who sets off another character by contrast

a)

situational irony

b)

genre

c)

foil

d)

comic relief

3.

use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come

a)

foreshadowing

b)

genre

c)

conflict

d)

comic relief

4.

a contrast between what is expected and what really happens

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

conflict

5.

a contrast between what is said and what is meant

a)

comic relief

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

dramatic irony

6.

the character or force that works against the protagonist; introduces the conflict

a)

comic reflief

b)

antagonist

c)

protagionist

d)

genre

7.

the main character in a play or story

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

genre

d)

comic reflief

8.

a struggle

a)

conflict

b)

genre

c)

comic reflief

d)

foreshadowing

9.

a category or type of literature

a)

genre

b)

foreshadowing

c)

situational irony

d)

verbal irony

10.

comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.

a)

verbal irony

b)

genre

c)

comic relief

d)

foreshadowing

11.

“sweet sorrow” or “loving hate”

a)

verbal irony

b)

oxymoron

c)

genre

d)

conflict

12.

Mercutio is this to Romeo in the play

a)

situational irony

b)

oxymoron

c)

conflict

d)

foil

13.

In Romeo and Juliet when the manservant cannot read the list of people that he is tasked to invite to the party, this is an example of

a)

situational irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

conflict

d)

foreshadowing

14.

A student saying, "I cannot wait to get home to do all of this homework!" is an example of

a)

situational irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

genre

d)

conflict

15.

man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. self are all examples of

a)

genres

b)

irony

c)

conflicts

d)

oxymoron

16.

Tragedy, history, comedy are all examples of ___________________ of Shakespearean plays.

a)

conflicts

b)

genres

c)

oxymorons

d)

irony

17.

In Romeo and Juliet, the manservant and nurse are used to add

a)

comic relief

b)

genre

c)

oxymoron

d)

antagonist