ELA Romeo and Juliet Test(s)

Dramatic Irony

A literary device where the audience knows something that the characters do not, creating tension.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things, enhancing meaning.

Iambic Pentameter

A metrical scheme where each line consists of five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables.

Theme of the Play: Love vs. Hate

Explores how love can transcend hatred but can also lead to tragic outcomes due to family conflict.

Juliet's Faked Death

A plot point where Juliet pretends to be dead to avoid an arranged marriage, leading to tragic misunderstandings.

Star-Crossed Lovers

A term used to describe Romeo and Juliet, indicating that their love is doomed from the start.

Quatrains

Groups of four lines in a sonnet that often introduce themes or ideas.

Couplets

Pairs of rhymed lines at the end of a sonnet that often provide a conclusion or resolution.

Rhyme Scheme

The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in poetry, often denoted by letters.

Evidence and Reasoning

Supporting information that validates a claim, including evidence from the text and logical explanation.