English R + J final test

A figure of speech that plays with words that have multiple meanings

Pun

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object or non-living thing.

Personification

Comparing two things without using like or as

Metaphor

A metaphor that unfolds across multiple lines or even paragraphs of a text.

Extended metaphor

A speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object

Apostrophe

A statement that a character says to the audience that no other characters can hear

Aside

Comparing two things using like or as.

Simile

Combines two contradictory or opposite words to create an ironic effect.

Oxymoron

When a character directly addresses an audience or speaks his thoughts aloud while alone or while the other actors keep silent.

Soliloquy

a long, uninterrupted speech delivered by a character, often revealing their inner thoughts, emotions, or motivations to the audience or other characters

-”Oh Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?”

Monologue

a literary and theatrical device where the audience or reader knows crucial information that the characters in a story, play, or movie do not

Dramatic irony

a single metrical line

verse

consists of five "iambs" per line—a total of ten syllables with an unstressed/stressed pattern (da-DUM)

iambic pentameter

non-metrical, unrhymed, everyday language, often used to differentiate lower-class characters

Prose

An unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text.

Allusion

a poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza

Rhyme scheme

What iambic pentameter does Shakespeare use?

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

two lines of poetry that come one after another and rhyme with each other

couplet

main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work

theme

a group of performers who summarized, provided commentary, or participated in the action of a play.

Chorus

Turning point vs. climax

a turning point is a moment that shifts the direction of the story, whereas the climax is the highest point of tension and the ultimate, final turning point that resolves the main conflict

Falling action vs resolution

Falling action consists of the events immediately following the climax that de-escalate tension and move the story toward its end, while resolution (or dénouement) is the final outcome where the main conflict is fully resolved

Be clear on the causes and effects of the feud and of the fights in Act 3, how do they drive the plot for Acts 4 and 5?

Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet serves as the play's climax, transforming a forbidden romance into a desperate tragedy through the escalation of the ancient feud. The fights in Scene 1 directly trigger a chain of events—specifically Romeo’s banishment and the forced marriage of Juliet—that force the plot toward its tragic resolution in Acts 4 and 5.

What are Juliet’s fears about taking the potion?

it may be actual poison intended to kill her, that it will not work at all, or that she will wake up too early in the family tomb and die of suffocation, madness, or terror surrounded by corpses

What are Friar’s plans for Romeo going to Mantua?

Friar Laurence’s plan involves Romeo staying in Mantua until Juliet fakes her passing, after which the Friar plans to notify him to return to Verona. Romeo is to meet the waking Juliet in the Capulet tomb and escort her back to Mantua, where they will live together until their marriage can be made public.

What are Friar’s plans for Juliet taking the potion?

Friar Lawrence’s plan for Juliet involves her taking a potion to appear dead for 42 hours, avoiding marriage to Paris. She will be laid in the Capulet tomb, where she will wake up and be rescued by Romeo, whom the Friar will notify, allowing them to escape to Mantua together.

What is ironic about the burial of Juliet?  Think about what she said she would do to avoid marrying Paris.

The irony of Juliet's burial is that it serves as the exact solution she requested to avoid marrying Paris, faking her death to be with Romeo.

Who is punished at the end?  How are they punished?

the entire community suffers for the feud that led to the deaths of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Paris, Tybalt, and Lady Montague. The Capulets and Montagues are punished by the loss of their children, forced to reconcile over their dead bodies.