ROMEO AND JULIET ACT 2
CUNNING Adj-shrewd, sneaky, crafty VILE ADJ-worthless
PREDOMINANT Adj- having a dominating influence over others UNWIELDY Adj-awkward or clumsy
LITERARY TERMS
ANALOGY Explaining the unfamiliar using the familiar Like comparing a heart to a pump
IRONY contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
DRAMATIC IRONY -when the audience knows something that one or more characters don’t SITUATIONAL IRONY -when there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what happens VERBAL IRONY -occurs when the speaker means something totally different (often the opposite) than what he or she is saying (sarcasm)
MONOLOGUE Long uninterrupted speeches where a character reveals his or her personality
OXYMORON combines contradictory words or ideas
PERSONIFICATION Giving something not human, human qualities
SOLILOQUY a speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage. a speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage.
HYPERBOLE An exaggeration