Romeo and Juliet- Literary terms 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureRomeo and JulietIGCSEEdexcel Created by: JessCunningtonCreated on: 19-12-15 14:57 Antithesis A figure of speech which thoughts are balanced in contrast. eg. "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love". 1 of 22 Atmosphere A mood or feeling. 2 of 22 Aubade A sunrise song or poem. 3 of 22 Bland verse Unrhymed iambic pentameter 4 of 22 Couplet A pair of rhymed lines of any metre. 5 of 22 Denouement The climax of the play. 6 of 22 Dramatic device A trick or tequneque used by the playwrite to make the play more effective, such as dramatic irony. 7 of 22 Dramatic Irony When the audience knowes more about what is happening than some of the characters. 8 of 22 Iambic pentameter A line of Poetry consisting of five iambic feet. 9 of 22 Imagery Descriptive language which uses images to make actions, objects, characters more vivid in the readers mind-eg. metaphores and similies 10 of 22 Irony When someone deliberatly says one thing when they mean another, usually in a humourous or sarcastic way. 11 of 22 Metaphor When one thing is used to describe another to create a striking or unusual image. 12 of 22 Oxymoron When contradicting terms are brought together. eg. "cold fire". 13 of 22 Pathos The depiction of events in a way that evokes stong feelings of pity or sorrow in the reader. 14 of 22 Petrarchan love A type of love described by the Italian poet Petrarch, where a man worships a lady from afar. eg. Romeo and Rosaline. 15 of 22 Quatrain A verse in poetry that is four lines long. 16 of 22 Rhythm In poetry or music, the pattern of stresses or beats in a line. 17 of 22 Soliloquy When a character speaks directly to the audience as if thinking aloud, revealing their inner thoughts, feelings and intentions. 18 of 22 Sonnet A poem of fourteen lines. 19 of 22 Sub-plot A story concerning minor characters in the play. 20 of 22 Theme A recurring idea. 21 of 22 Tragedy A drama containing tragic events. 22 of 22
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