Semester 2- English Final Flashcards
Metaphor
a comparison of two or more unlike things not using like or as (is)
Simile
a comparison of two or more unlike things using like or as
pun
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
“You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move.” Romeo
Foil
a character who serves as a direct opposite to another character
Foreshadowing
in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
Paradox
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
“My only love, sprung from my only hate.” Juliet
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (usually two words or just shorter than a paradox)
“Dove-feathered raven”
“Heavy lightness”
Personification
giving human like qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Situational Irony
the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens
Verbal Irony
saying something and it really meaning to opposite; sarcasm
Dramatic Irony
when the audience knows something a character does not
Prologue
Establishes background and setting details
Can sometimes spoil the ending, “Romeo and Juliet” or just give main
Iambic Pentameter
10 beats per verse
sonnet
40 lined meter in an iambic pentameter
Soliloquy
Speech delivered by an alone character on stage
Thoughts
Aside
Other characters are on stage, too
Speech delivered to reveal inner thoughts and feelings
Tragedy
a dramatic writing dealing with a serious or somber theme where one or more than one person faces downfall or destruction
main character/s die
Comedy
has a happy ending
blank verse
poetry written unrhymed
Prose
written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
“a short story in prose”
setting (time and place) of Romeo and Juliet
Verona, Italy, 14th century
Benvolio
Montague
Promised Romeo’s parents that he would find the reason for Romeo’s sadness
Benvolio
Killed by Tybalt
Mercutio
Kinsman to the Prince, Fiance of Juliet
Paris
servant to Romeo
Balthasar
When her nephew was killed, demanded that Romeo be executed
Lady Capulet
Peacemaker among Romeo’s Friends
Benvolio
Head of a feuding family, father to romeo
Lord Montague
committed suicide with a dagger
Juliet
Romeo;s first love in the story
Rosaline
Told Juliet to forget Romeo and marry another
Nurse
cousin to Juliet, killed Romeo’s friend
Tybalt
knowledgeable in the preparations of potions
Friar Laurence
was to have delivered a message to Romeo, but failed
Friar John
ruler of Verona
Prince Escalus
became angry when he discovered and Montage had crashed the party
tybalt
Like to talk in riddles, friend to Romeo
Mercutio
Counselor and friend to Romeo
Mercutio
Counselor and friend to Romeo
Friar Laurence
had a dream the foretold of his death
Romeo
a quick-tempered and authoritative man who demands his way
Lord Capulet
holds a grudge; conceited
tybalt
tells the Prince the story after the deaths are discoverd
Friar Laurence
