1. English 9H Academic Vocabulary Words
for Romeo and Juliet

2. Repeat Words to Know Internal Conflict External Conflict Theme
Characterization
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Setting
Dramatic Irony
Pun
Hyperbole
Symbol

3. Tragedy: literary form where protagonist dies
Tragic Hero: great or virtuous protagonist of tragedy; destined for downfall
Hamartia: tragic flaw or mistake made by protagonist
Peripeteia: reversal of fortune; when everything turns for the worse
Aside: remark in a play intended to be heard by audience but not other characters
Soliloquy: extended speech by a character alone on stage to express his or her feelings
Monologue: extended speech by a character

4. Rhyme Scheme
pattern of rhyme between lines. Each final word is designated a letter to match rhymes throughout a poem
Iambic Pentameter
pattern of unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The pattern happens 5 times in a line of poetry, making 10 syllables per line.
Blank Verse
lines with iambic pentameter but no rhyme scheme
Sonnet
14-line poem / abab cdcd efef gg rhyme scheme
iambic pentameter / rhyming couplet at end

5. Repetition: restating a word within a line of poetry
Metaphor: direct comparison between two dissimilar things
Simile: comparison between two dissimilar things using like or as
Conceit: extended, exaggerated simile or metaphor
Personification: giving human traits to something not human
Alliteration: repetition of first consonant sound
Assonance: recurrent vowel sounds (sweet, sleeps, creature)
Consonance: repetition of same internal consonant sound in short succession (pitter patter)

6. Onomatopoeia
word that imitates a real sound
Oxymoron
using two contradictory terms
Paradox
oxymoron separated by one or more intervening words
Antithesis
phrase of opposing or contrasting ideas
Allusion
indirect reference to another work of literature or art
Apostrophe
speech addressed to an imaginary person or thing

7. Summarize: to retell the main points from a text
Comic Relief: inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or dialogue in a serious work to relieve tension
Foreshadow (-ing): to give clues or hints that suggest events will occur later in the story
Anaphora: repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses; beginning a series of parallel units
“this sceptered isle, this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England”
Paraphrase: to reword a passage from a text in order to clarify meaning; uses words you know
Summarize: to retell the main points from a text

8. Expectation
an anticipation
Obligation
a requirement
Foe
an enemy (adversary)
Ally
a friend
Quarrel
to fight