Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes.”
Alliteration
The Chorus
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.
“With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls.” (Act 2)
What is Hyperbole? Romeo
“O brawling love! O loving hate!” Also note down the literary device used
Romeo/ Oxymoron
“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon.” Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Personification
Romeo
A comparison between two things to explain an idea.
“Within the infant rind of this weak flower / Poison hath residence and medicine power.” (Act 2)
What is an Analogy?
Friar Laurence
"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."
What is foreshadowing? - Friar Lawrence The literary term used.
A reference to a well-known person, story, or myth.
What is an Allusion?
"These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and gunpowder, Which, as they kiss, consume."
What is foreshadowing?
Friar Laurence
Repetition of vowel sounds nearby in words
What is a assonance?
Who is Mercutio? Pun
Repetition of consonant sounds within nearby words.
What is consonance?