Literary Terms
What is a simile?
Romeo's last name.
Montague.
Higher position of the camera in relation to the subject on screen.
High Angle Shot
Frenchie and his brother getting attacked by recruiters in their tree house.
Exposition.
"She was a cool summer breeze."
Metaphor
This person kills Tybalt.
Romeo
Slow horizontal movement across the scene – used to establish context
Pan
The parts of the story that lead to the highest part.
Rising action
Boom! POW! Crack!
Onomatopoeia
Juliet kills herself by...
Stabbing herself to death.
Camera lens brings the subject closer or further away
Zoom
Parts of a story after the climax.
Falling action
The leaves danced to the ground with joy.
Personification
Who does Romeo love at the beginning of the play?
Rosaline.
A shot that begins with either white or black and fades in to create context
Fade-in
Another name for resolution.
Denouement
a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story.
Foreshadowing
The most rational character in the story. (According to Ms Z)
Friar Lawrence.
Often used when people talk on the phone etc. to show two locations at once
Split screen
Minerva is kidnapped by recruiters.
Climax.