English Flashcards
Romeo and Juliet
Imagery
Figurative language that appeals to your senses ( sight, touch, smell, taste, hearing
Inversion
Rearranging word order to create new rhythms or to emphasize a particular word
Upbeat
Happy, Cheerful
Pro ( prefix )
Before
Logue ( suffix )
speaking
Prologue
Text that gives context, or meaning to the actual text you will be reading.
Archaic Language
These are words that look familiar to us but have very different meanings
Love
Romance
Civil
Civilized, or the people in your community.
Omission
Taking out parts of words. Shakespeare would omit a whole word or part of a word to create rhyme. ( Good E’en instead of good evening )
Heat
Hot
Pro ( Prefix )
Good/ To stand for
Con ( Prefix )
Bad or against
Oxymoron
A figure of speech where two contradicting things are put together to make a metaphor or simile For example, “ Thanks but no thanks “
Pre ( Prefix )
Before
Poetry
Concentrated language
Petrarchan Love
Basically, a new word for unrequited ( One-sided love ) Basically what Romeo went through with Rosaline. This can only affect one person ( the person in love )
Prose
Everyday language ( Your usually day-to-day language )
Conflict
War or fighting or just an issue that one could have. This could be an issue within their self or one that they have from somebody else.
Bond
Close together
Negative
Sad or angry
Casual
Not strict
Formal
Strict, following a specific criteria
Mis ( Prefix )
Wrong, Incorrect
Sonnet
A poem with 14 lines and multiple different rhyme schemes
Inseparable
Unable to be taken apart
Protagonist
Positive person, usually the main character in the movie who has good intentions
Love
The romance between two people. This romance is reciprocated by both
