1. Terms to Know
For…

2. By: William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
By:
William Shakespeare

3. Aside:
Words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an undertone and not intended for other characters to hear.

4. Antithesis
a word, image, thought, or phrase is balanced by an opposite word, image, thought, or phrase

5. Monologue: A long, uninterrupted speech by a character in a play.
Presented in front of other characters.

6. Soliloquy:
A speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses thoughts and feelings
out loud.

7. Blank Verse:
Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter

8. Couplet: Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme. Example:
My only love, sprung form my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!

9. Oxymoron:
A figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory terms, creating a paradox
Examples:
“Sweet sorrow”
“Loving hate”

10. Paradox
A statement that seems self-contradictory or nonsensical on the surface but that, upon closer examination, may be seen to contain an underlying truth

11. Example of a Paradox
Ex: The speaker of John Donne’s “Lovers’ Infiniteness” (1633) tells his beloved:
Thou canst not every day give me thy heart;
If thou canst give it, then thou never gavest it
What’s the difference between puns and oxymora?

12. Pun:
The humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time.
Examples:
Stone Mountain

13. Foil: A character who sets off another character by contrast. Example:
Romeo and Tybalt
Juliet and Lady Capulet

14. Symbol:
Any object, person, place, or action that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself- such as quality, attitude, belief, of value.

15. Dramatic Irony:
A contrast between what the audience perceives and what a character does NOT know.

16. Verbal Irony:
A contrast between what is said and what is meant.

17. Other Terms To Know: Antagonist Protagonist Climax Conflict
Figurative Language
Imagery
Irony
Metaphor
Motivation
Repetition
Personification
Simile
Suspense
Theme