Romeo and Juliet Figures of Speech Flashcards
Pun
A play on words that involves words that sound the same but have different meanings
metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things that have something in common; often defined by saying something IS something else
Paradox
a STATEMENT that seems to be contradictory, but is actually true
Oxymoron
TWO WORDS side-by-side that pose a seeming contradiction
You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; i have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground i cannot move
pun
my only love, sprung by my only hate
paradox
this bud of love..may prove a beauteous flower
metaphor
darn saint
oxymoron
come,romeo,come, thou day in night
metaphor
still waking sleep
oxymoron
ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man
pun
juliet is the sun
metaphor
heavy lightness
oxymoron
fiend angelical
oxymoron
we’ll not carry coals..for then we should be colliers…draw your neck out of the collar
pun
in one body thou counterfeitst a bark, a sea, a wind
metaphor
in death you will find everlasting life
paradox
wicked fiend
oxymoron
verbal Irony
statements that mean an opposition to their meaning (sarcasm)
situational Irony
actions taken have an effect opposite of what is intended
dramatic Irony
when audience knows a character is making a mistake
