Figurative Language Definitions
A comparison using like or as
Simile
Prose
What is Juliet's last name?
This is the religion of both Romeo & Juliet
Catholic
feather of lead
oxymoron
Figurative language where a non human thing is given human attributes
Personification
How many sets of iambs are there in a line of iambic pentameter?
5
Who is Romeo's cousin that teases him frequently?
Mercutio
DAILY DOUBLE! Who had 6 wives? How did each meet their end?
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived
I talk of dreams,
Which are the children of an idle brain,
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy.
metaphor
A comparison between two things WITHOUT like or as
metaphor
How many total syllables are there in one line of blank verse?
10
Who tells the characters that if they continue to fight they will be put to death?
The Prince
Who was the monarch at the time Shakespeare wrote the play?
Queen Elizabeth I
These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which, as they kiss, consume.
Simile
oxymoron
This kind of 14 line love poem has an ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG rhyme scheme
Sonnet
This is the first character to know about Romeo & Juliet's romantic relationship.
The nurse
What kind of cultural revolution was happening in England?
Renaissance
Not I, believe me You have dancing shoes /With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead/So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.
Pun
Humorous figurative language where two possible meanings for a word are exploited.
Pun
If a poem had 12 quatrains and 3 couplets how many total LINES are there in the poem?
54 (12x4) + (2*3)
This character issues a death threat to Romeo.
Tybalt
What country and town is Romeo & Juliet set in?
Verona, Italy
If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Quatrain