Romeo & Juliet Literary Terms Assessment

Front

Reference to another work or event

Back

Allusion

Front

Character or force against the protagonist

Back

Antagonist

Front

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Back

Blank verse

Front

Words spoken by a character in a play, not intended for others

Back

Aside

Front

Personality display of a character

Back

Characterization

Front

Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry

Back

Couplet

Front

Language not meant to be taken literally

Back

Figurative language

Front

Character that contrasts another

Back

Foil

Front

Hints or clues in a narrative

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

Five verse feet, ten syllables each

Back

Iambic pentameter