Romeo And Juliet Terms

Questão	Responda
Aside	A characters's remark, either to the audience or to another character, which others on stage do not hear. Reveals private thoughts
Sonnet	A lyric poem of 14 lines, commonly written in iambic pentameter and they usually end in a couplet
Oxymoron	Special kind of concise paradox that brings together two contradictory terms Ex.) Brawling Love, Loving Hate, Jumbo Shrimp
Soliloquy	A speech given by a character alone on stage. It lets the audience know what the character is thinking and feeling
Tragedy	A drama that ends in catastrophy
Tragic Hero	The protagonist - the one with whom the audiences identify. Usually falls or dies because of a character flaw Ex.) Romeo
Dramatic Irony	When the audience knows more than the characters on the stage Ex.) The audience knows Juliet is not dead when Romeo arrives in the tomb
Situational Irony	A contrast between what a reader or a character expects and what actually happens
Foil	A character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with another Ex.) Benvolio and Tybalt
Pun	Jokes that result from multiple word meanings or rhyming sounds Ex.) A grave man
Iambic Pentameter	Type of meter that has five unstressed syllables and five stressed syllables Ex.) But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun

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