Romeo and Juliet

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Stanza

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a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem

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Epilogue

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a short addition at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of the characters

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Alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Foil

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a character who provides a striking contrast to another character

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are absolutely unlike but have something in common

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Conflict

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a struggle between opposing forces, internal or external

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Pun

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a joke that comes from a play on words

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Prose

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refers to all forms of written or spoken expression that are not in verse

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Aside

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a short speech directed to the audience, or another character, that is not heard by other characters on stage

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Blank verse

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unrhymed poetry with an iambic pattern

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Connotation

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an attitude or a feeling associated with a word

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Allusion

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an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work

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Onomatopoeia

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the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings

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Prologue

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an introductory scene in a drama

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Soliloquy

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a speech in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud

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Simile

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison using the words like or as

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Tragedy

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a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters who are involved in historically or socially significant events

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Couplet

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a rhymed pair of lines

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Antagonist

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a principal character or force in opposition to a main character

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Irony

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There is a special kind of contrast between appearance and reality, usually in which reality is the opposite of what it seems
Situational, Dramatic, and Verbal

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Paradox

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seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that may nonetheless suggest an important truth

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Oxymoron

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a special kind of concise paradox that brings together two contradictory terms

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Personification

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a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea

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Tragic Flow

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events in a tragic plot are set in motion by a decision that is often an error in judgement on the part of the hero

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Iambic Pentameter

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a metrical pattern of five feet, or units, each of which is made up of two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed

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Sonnet

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lyric poem of 14 lines, commonly written in iambi pentameter

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Hyperbole

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figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis

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Tone

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the attitude a writer takes toward a subject - feelings of the writer

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Protagonist

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main character in a work of literature

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Rhythm

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a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

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THEME 1

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LOVE -The play explores different types of love, including romantic, unrequited, parental, and friendship love. -Love is a powerful force that drives the characters' actions leading to tragedy.

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THEME 2

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FATE -The idea that Romeo and Juliet's lives are already mapped out and that events cannot be changed. -The play hints that attempting to go against one's fate can be disastrous.

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THEME 3

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CONFLICT -The play explores how love, conflict, and family intertwine with one another. -The play also explores the idea of duality, or paired or opposite ideas or feelings, such as love and hate or conflict and peace.

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Other Themes

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-The play also explores the importance of death, honor, friendship, and society.