Romeo And Juliet Terms Flashcards
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Foil
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A character whose qualities highlight the opposite qualities of the protagonist
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Blank verse
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Unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Rhymed couplet
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Two consecutive lines that rhyme
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Sonnet
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14 lined poem written in in iambic pentameter.
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Tragic flaw
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The character trait of a tragic hero which ultimately cause his/her down flaw.
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Tragedy
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A ply about a character of greatness or nobility or suffers a great downfall or death due to either fate or a tragic flaw in the character.
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Oxymoron
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A combination of words that contradict eachother.
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Soliloquy
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A long speech given by an actor alone on stage or where others may not hear that reveals the characters thoughts or feelings
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Dramatic irony
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When a character unknowingly speaks the truth
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Foreshadow
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Hints of whats to come
