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R & J Final Review
Vocabulary and Lit terms that will be on your final exam
Question | Answer |
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ADVERSARY | An enemy |
AMBIGUITY | Something that is unclear |
BANISHMENT | To kick out and told never to return |
BOISTEROUS | Rowdy and loud |
DEXTERITY | Skilled with both hands |
IDOLATRY | Extreme devotion to something |
LAMENT | To grieve over (to be REALLY sad) |
NUPTIAL | Wedding |
RECONCILE | To make up |
SHROUD | A burial cloth |
ANALOGY | Comparing two thingsEx: Juliet is as beautiful as a rose. |
ANTAGONIST | The character that causes conflictEx: Tybalt to Romeo |
CHARACTERIZATION | The personality of a characterEx: Mercutio: Loud, womanizer, hot headed |
CLIMAX | The high point of the storyEx: Death scene |
CONFLICT | A struggleEx: The two families do not get along |
COUPLET | Two consecutive lines that rhymeEx: My only love comes from my only HATE. Too early seen and unknown too LATE. |
DICTION | A writers choice of words.Ex: Ya'll come back now. |
FOIL | A character that is the opposite of another characterEx: Juliet and the nurse |
PROTAGONIST | The main characterEx: Romeo and/or Juliet |
MONOLOGUE | A long, uninterrupted speech given by a character. |