| simile | a comparison between two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is usedex. “Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field”- Lord Capulet |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is NOT usedex. “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun”- Romeo |
| personification | writing that gives human qualities to non-living thingsex. “A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head”- Prince |
| allusion | a reference to mythology which the reader is supposed to recognizeex. “At lovers’ perjuries, they say Jove laughs” |
| pun | a play on wordsex. “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man”- Mercutio |
| dramatic irony | the audience understands the double meaning or message of the charactersex. Lady Capulet and Juliet talking about Romeo |
| soliloquy | a long speech or monologue given by and actor which allows the audience to hear feelings aboutex. Mercutio and Queen Mab; Juliet and doubts |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like their meaning |
| meter | the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables or beats in poetry |
Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms
November 28, 2019