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Romeo & Juliet Vocab

Terms in this set (30)

Alliteration
the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
consonance
the repetition of consonant sounds within words in close proximity to one another (middle/ end)
Perfect Rhyme
when the consonant and vowel sounds ending multiple words are identical
slant rhyme
either consonant or vowel sounds- but not both- ending multiple words are identical
enjambment
a line of poetry that does not come to an end at a break but continues over to the next line
sonnet
a poem of 14 lines, typically with 10 syllables per line; alternate lines rhyme within stanzas (ababcdcdefef); ends in final couplet (gg)
onomatopoeia
a word that sounds like the sound it conveys/ means
pun
a play on words; a joke exploiting the double meaning of a word/ phrase
oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together
Iambic pentameter
a line of verse with 10 syllables; syllables alternate unstressed, then unstressed
blank verse
consisting of lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter
allusion
a reference to another text, idea, event, author
dramatic poetry
a drama written as verse to be spoken
narrative poetry
a poem that tells a story
addle
mix up or confuse
appertain
relate to; concern
chide
scold or reprimand severely or angrily
digress
wander from a direct or straight course
engrossing
capable of arousing and holding the attention
jocund
full of or showing high spirited merriment
languish
become feeble
naught
a quantity of no importance
penury
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
pernicious
exceedingly harmful
pestilent
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
rancour
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill- will
sepulchre
a chamber that is used as a grave
sunder
break apart or in 2 using violence
visage
the human face
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