Romeo and Juliet Final

apostrophe

address someone or something who’s not present

conceit

an elaborate, often extended metaphor that draws a striking or unusual comparison between two seemingly unrelated things

aside

short lines that not all characters can hear, but the audience can

pun

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings

monologue

long speech delivered by one character but other characters are present

soliloquy

character reveals inner thoughts alone on stage

allusion

a reference to some event, person, place, or artistic work nor directly explained or discussed by the writer.

allusion

well, in that hit you miss: she’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow, she hath Dian’s wit; and in strong proof of chastity well arm’d

pun

literary device that achieves humor or emphasis by playing on ambiguities

double entendre

kind of pun in which a word or phrase has a second, usually sexual, meaning

verbal irony

character says one thing but means the opposite

situational irony

opposite of what is expected happens

dramatic irony

the audience knows something that the characters don’t

logos

appeal to reason

pathos

appeal to emotion

ethos

appeal to morality