Drama/Lit Terms Romeo and Juliet Act 1 and 2

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Lines to the audience, unheard by others

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Aside

Front

Long speech by a character

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Monologue

Front

Speaker explaining action to audience

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Chorus

Front

Long speech by a character alone on stage

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soliloquy

Front

Allusion

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Brief reference to a notable person, place, thing, event, or idea in history, literature, or religion.

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"living corpse"

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an oxymoron

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Romeo's dream of death (5.1.6)

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foreshadowing

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Romeo's speech to himself

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soliloquy

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Pun

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A play on words

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Organizing a space program: You planet. Example of a...

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Pun