ROMEO JULIET Literary Terminology Part 1 Literary Terminology

Literary Terminology ✣ ✣ ✣ Sonnet: a poem of 14 lines with a formal

Literary Terminology Oxymoron: Apparently contradictory words appear in conjunction (right next to each other).

Literary Terminology Apostrophe: When a person directly addresses someone or something not actually present:

Literary Terminology Foreshadowing: Phrases and hints that set the stage for the story to

Literary Terminology Dramatic Irony: occurs in literature and media when the audience knows more

Literary Terminology Situational Irony: occurs in literature when incongruity appears between expectations of what

Literary Terminology Subtext: Ambiguity: The actual meaning of someone’s words, created in non-verbal ways:

Literary Terminology Character Foil: A character that exhibits opposite or conflicting traits to another

Literary Terminology Pun: A play on words in which a word suggests two or

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ROMEO + JULIET Literary Terminology Part 1

Literary Terminology ✣ ✣ ✣ Sonnet: a poem of 14 lines with a formal rhyme scheme, typically with 10 syllables per line. Shakespearean sonnet is made of 3 quatrains of 4 lines each, resolved by a couplet. Couplet: two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

Literary Terminology Oxymoron: Apparently contradictory words appear in conjunction (right next to each other). × Pretty ugly × Alone together × Awfully good × Passive aggressive

Literary Terminology Apostrophe: When a person directly addresses someone or something not actually present: abstract concepts (love, etc. ), people (dead or alive), place, or things (sun or sea). “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. ”

Literary Terminology Foreshadowing: Phrases and hints that set the stage for the story to follow without revealing the ending or spoiling the suspense.

Literary Terminology Dramatic Irony: occurs in literature and media when the audience knows more about what is going to happen than the characters do.

Literary Terminology Situational Irony: occurs in literature when incongruity appears between expectations of what is going to happen and what happens instead.

Literary Terminology Subtext: Ambiguity: The actual meaning of someone’s words, created in non-verbal ways: Tone Inflection Speed Non verbals Word, phrase or statement that contains more than one meaning: typically vague. (white lie)

Literary Terminology Character Foil: A character that exhibits opposite or conflicting traits to another character. × Typically these opposites emphasize characterization

Literary Terminology Pun: A play on words in which a word suggests two or more of its meanings, or the meaning of another word similar in sound • A horse is a very stable animal. • A window breaks and someone cuts his finger. When telling his friend about this later, she says, “Wow, that sounds painful. ” (paneful)