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Iambic Pentameter

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Rhythmic pattern: 5 iambs (unstressed + stressed) - daDUM

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From forth the fatal loins of these two foes

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Alliteration

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Meaning of 'The which if you with patient ears attend'

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"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."

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Metaphor

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Sun in Romeo and Juliet

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Juliet

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"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon"

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Example of personification

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Romeo's wish: glove on Juliet's hand

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To touch her cheek

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Soliloquy

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Speech by one character to self

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Romeo and Juliet's love despite family feud

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Dramatic irony

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Brief reference to significant person, place, or idea

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Allusion