| A division into two opposing groups | dichotomy |
| The beginning of the play in which the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced | Exposition |
| Predict | Foreshadoww |
| Associations, suggestions, and implications of a word beyond its dictionary definition | Connotation |
| The use of paired opposites in a phrase or description; a situation, place or thing in which opposites coexist. Ex: Bittersweet | Oxymoron |
| A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is substituted for another. Ex: “You’re a pig!” | Metaphor |
| A statement or situation that seems contradictory but actually reveals a kind of truth. | Paradox |
| A person in love with the idea of being in love. The ideals of a Petrarchan lover are as follows: the lover must be melancholy for the sake of the beloved; the beloved must resist (if not reject) the lover’s attentions; the lover must write beautiful poetry to woo the beloved; the lover must suffer from the pangs of unrequited love. | Petrarchan Lover |
| Repeated patterns in actions, words, and objects that often call to mind a symbolic image. These images usually connect to larger themes in the story. | Motif |
| An extended metaphor, in which the comparison between unlike things is drawn out for an entire stanza or poem. | Conceit |
| Themes of Act I: | Rebellion, Lust, Dichotomy and Paradox |
| What (or who!) starts the brawl? | THE SERVANTS |
DEF. romeo and Juliet
November 9, 2019