Romeo & Juliet Act II
Vocabulary cunning: Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion vile: extremely unpleasant predominant: Present as the strongest or main element; having or exerting control or power. unwieldy: Difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight; awkward
Terms Analogy: Comparison that draws attention to the similarity of two or more basically different things. Example: A fish is to swimming as a bird is to flying Example: The captain is to his ship as the leader is to his tribe
Terms Dramatic irony: occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not. Situational irony: An occasion in which the outcome is significantly different from what was expected or considered appropriate Verbal irony: a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Terms Monologue: A long speech by one actor in a play or movie Oxymoron: term used in literature and grammar to denote an instance where contradictory terms are combined to form phrases. Example: baby giant, pretty ugly, act naturally, exact estimate, Great Depression
Terms Personification: when inanimate objects are given human characteristics Soliloquy: A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts.