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47 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words.
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Allusions
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Reference to a person, event, or object from history, mythology, the Bible, or other pieces of literature.
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Word Inversion
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Unusual word order; placement of verbs, before nouns, etc.
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Blank Verse
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Unrhymed iambic pentameter - the standard medium for most of shakespear's works - most likely everyday speech.
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Heroic Couplets
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Two lines of rhyming iambic pentameter; usually a moral attached.
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Metaphor
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Comparison without the use of 'like' or 'as'.
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Simile
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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
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Conceit
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An extremely exaggerated coparison (compares people to gods).
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Oxymoron
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Placement of two seemingly contradictory words next to eachother.
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Paradox
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A seemingly contradictory statement, idea or event.
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Repetition
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Repeated use of a word, phrase or sentance.
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Puns
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Play on words; double meaning
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Irony
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Difference between appearance and reality.
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Dramatic Irony
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A situation known to the audience, but unknown to some characters.
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Verbal Irony
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A statement expressing one idea, but meaning another.
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Situational Irony
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Events that violate expectation of audience or characters.
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Foreshadowing
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Event or speech which clues audience to upcoming events.
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Foils
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A character whose personality/values contrasts to another characters.
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Soliloquy
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A speech delivered by a single character revealing the speaker's thoughts or feelings; may be directly stated to audience or self.
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Asides
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Whispers between characters; not meant for all to hear.
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Apostrophe
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A person or abstraction addressed as though present.
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Personification
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Giving human traits to an idea, animal or object.
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Comic Reliefe
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Use of a comic idea or character used to relieve the seriousness or emotional intensity felt by the audience.
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Prologues
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Also called 'chorus'. Introduces the basic plotline or story.
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Euphemism
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Use of an indirect (less offensive) term to replace a direct term which might be thought offensive.
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Motifs
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A reoccuring element within a written work - multiple references to a particular idea(s).
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Tragic Flaw
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A personal weakness that brings about the downfall of a noble character.
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Imagery
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Language that appeals to one of the five senses.
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Sonnets
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14 lines of iambic pentameter.
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Prose
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Use of everyday language.
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Who is Romeo in love with in the beginning of the play?
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Rosaline.
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Who's Romeo's cousin?
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Benvolio.
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Who're Romeo's parents?
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Lord and Lady Montague.
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Who's Juliet?
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Daughter of Lord Capulet.
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Who's Romeo?
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Son of Lord Montague.
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Who're Juliet's parents?
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Lord and Lady Capulet.
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Who's Tybalt?
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Juliet's cousin.
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Who's the Nurse?
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Juliet's nanny.
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Who's the ruler of Verona?
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Prince Escalus
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Who's Mercutio?
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Kinsman of the Prince and friend of Romeo.
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Who's Friar Lawrence?
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A Franciscan priest.
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Who's Friar John?
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A Franciscan priest.
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Who's Count Paris?
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Kinsman of the Prince. He wishes to marry Juliet.
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What's an Apothecary?
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A pharmacist.
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What's a Page?
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Errand boy to Paris.
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What's the Chief Watchman?
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A guard.
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What are Torchberers?
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Streetlights.
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