FL General
"The leaves danced in the wind." (Personification)
*What is the effect?
Nature becomes joyful and animated
"With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls." (Metaphor)
What is the effect?
Love gives Romeo boldness and strength
"A plague o’ both your houses!" (Metaphor/Curse)
What is the effect?
Foreshadows the tragic consequences of the feud
"She’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow." (Allusion to mythology)
What is the effect?
She avoids romantic connection
"O brawling love! O loving hate!" (Oxymoron)
What is the effect?
Expresses Romeo’s emotional confusion
"He’s a shining star in our school." (Metaphor)
What is the effect?
He is praised as exceptional
"Juliet is the sun." (Metaphor)
What is the effect?
Juliet brings life and joy like the sun
"O, I am fortune’s fool!" (Personification)
What is the effect?
He blames fate for his downfall
"More light and light; more dark and dark our woes." (Paradox)
What is the effect?
It contrasts light and sorrow, highlighting emotional pain
"Her beauty makes this vault a feasting presence full of light." (Hyperbole)
What is the effect?
Romeo sees Juliet’s beauty as overpowering even in death
"Boom! The door slammed shut." (Onomatopoeia)
What is the effect?
It adds dramatic sensory detail
"This bud of love may prove a beauteous flower." (Metaphor)
What is the effect?
Their love has potential to grow beautifully
"These violent delights have violent ends." (Paradox)
What is the effect?
Warns that intense passion can lead to tragedy
"O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!" (Metaphor/Oxymoron)
What is the effect?
Shows inner conflict—beauty hiding betrayal
"The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars." (Hyperbole)
What is the effect?
Romeo exaggerates her beauty to show admiration
"Time is a thief." (Metaphor)
What is the effect?
Time robs us of moments and memories
"Give me my Romeo; and when I shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars." (Hyperbole/Metaphor)
What is the effect?
It romanticizes love as eternal and cosmic
"And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!" (Personification)
What is the effect?
Romeo is controlled by anger and vengeance
"I must be gone and live, or stay and die." (Paradox)
What is the effect?
It expresses Romeo’s desire to live but love to stay
"I dreamt my lady came and found me dead." (Foreshadowing/Imagery)
What is the effect?
Builds suspense and hints at tragic ending
"Her voice was music to his ears." (Metaphor)
What is the effect?
Her voice brings peace and joy
"My bounty is as boundless as the sea." (Simile/Hyperbole)
What is the effect?
Juliet expresses the infinite depth of her love
"Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him." (Foreshadowing/Metaphor)
What is the effect?
Shows Romeo's descent into vengeance
"What if this mixture do not work at all?" (Rhetorical Question/Anxiety)
What is the effect?
Shows Juliet’s fear and inner turmoil
"O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you." (Allusion)
What is the effect?
Adds whimsy and mocks Romeo’s dreams