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ROMEO AND JULIETWILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Act I: Vocabulary and Literary Terms
ACT I VOCABULARY
Adversary: opponent, enemy
Boisterous: stormy, rowdy, violent
Nuptial: wedding
ACT I LITERARY TERMS
Aside: words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an
undertone and not intended for others to hear• Find an example!
Blank verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter
Characterization: the personality a character displays; the
means in which the author reveals that personality
Conflict: the struggle between opposing forces or
characters (know the types of external and internal conflict)
ACT I LITERARY TERMS
Couplet: two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Epithet: a descriptive adjective or phrase used to
characterize someone or something
Figurative Language: language that is not intended to be
interpreted in a literal sense• Find an example!
Foil: a character who sets off another character by contrast• Find an example!
ACT I LITERARY TERMS
Foreshadowing: the use of hints or clues in a narrative to
suggest what action is to come• Find an example!
Iambic meter: unstressed syllable followed by a stressed
syllable
Iambic pentameter: five verse feet with each foot an iamb
Metaphor: comparison between two unlike things without the
use of like or as• Find an example!
ACT I LITERARY TERMS
Simile: comparison of two unlike things using like
or as• Find an example!
Pun: the humorous use of a word or phrase to
suggest two or more meanings at the same time• Find an example!