Honors 9 ELA - Romeo and Juliet Test: Terms to Know
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aside
talking under their breath/muttering
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characters
roles in the play
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dramatic irony
the readers knowing something that the characters don’t
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foil
characters with an opposite purpose or personality than the main character
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foreshadowing
say dialogue or action that predict what will happen in the future
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hyperbole
an exaggeration of a statement
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oxymoron
a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
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plot
sequence of events in a story
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pun
play on words
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rhetoric
effective/persuasive speaking or writing
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ethos rhetoric
popularity/credibility
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pathos rhetoric
emotional appeal
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logos rhetoric
using logic and reason
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soliloquy
speaking one’s thoughts
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theme
the overall idea of the story; moral of the story
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