1. Literary Terms Review 2 Epithet

2. Literary Terms Review 2 -Epithet A descriptive adjective or phrase used to characterize someone or something star-crossed lovers = Romeo & Juliet weaker vessels = women

3. Literary Terms Review 2 Metaphor

4. Literary Terms Review 2 - Metaphor Comparison between two unlike things with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them; using the words is or was But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. (II.ii.2-3)

5. Literary Terms Review 2 Protagonist

6. Literary Terms Review 2 - Protagonist The main character in a play or story Romeo is one protagonist.

7. Literary Terms Review 2 - Situational Irony Situational Irony

8. Literary Terms Review 2 – Sit Irony A contrast between what is expected and what really happens Romeo and Juliet do spend eternity together. It's just not the way the audience hoped.

9. Literary Terms Review 2 Soliloquy

10. Literary Terms Review 2 -Soliloquy A speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses thoughts out loud Romeo starts his famous soliloquy about Juliet with the words, “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks” (II.ii.2)

11. Literary Terms Review 2 Symbol

12. Literary Terms Review 2 - Symbol Any object, person, place or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself--such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value. symbols of nature in Romeo and Juliet featuring: flowers, stars, light and darkness, and birds.

13. Literary Terms Review 2 Theme

14. Literary Terms Review 2 - Theme The central idea of a work of literature One theme of Romeo and Juliet might be that “haste makes waste.” In other words, hurrying too much often leads to problems.

15. Literary Terms Review 2 Verbal Irony

16. Literary Terms Review 2 – Verbal Irony A contrast between what is said and what is meant The prologue: “Two households, both alike in dignity.”