Romeo and Juliet terminology
Explore Romeo and Juliet Terminology
Test your knowledge of the language and literary devices used in Shakespeare's iconic play, Romeo and Juliet! This quiz covers key terms and concepts, helping you deepen your understanding of the text.
Designed for students, teachers, and literature enthusiasts, this quiz will challenge you with multiple-choice questions on:
- Poetic forms
- Figurative language
- Dramatic techniques
- Character roles
What is a sonnet
A poem, typically about love, that usually consists of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
A poem with no rhythm or rhyme structure that is 8 lines long
What is imagery?
To use figurative language to appeal to a reader’s/audience’s senses, particularly sight.
Using images to create an image in the readers mind
Using persuasive techniques for example
What is a similie?
A comparison between two things
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, e.g. ‘as brave as a lion’.
Comparing something to another thing by saying it is literally something else
What is a metaphor?
A persuasive technique where you compare one thing to another
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, e.g. "time is money".
A figure of speech where using the words like or as
What is an epithet?
An adjective phrase describing the quality of a person or thing e.g. “the wine-dark sea
An adverb clause where you describe a verb
What is a chorus?
A group of performers who speak collectively (in unison), commenting on the dramatic action.
A part of a song repeated after a verse
The beginning of a play which details the main events that are to come
What is a prologue?
A conclusion at the end of the play which concludes and summarizes key events in the play
An introduction within drama, as speech, that is addressed to the audience at the opening of a play.
Within drama, a short speech addressing the audience at the end of a play.
What is an epilogue?
Within drama, a short speech addressing the audience at the end of a play.
An introduction within drama, as speech, that is addressed to the audience at the opening of a play.
What does aside mean in dramatic terms?
Moving to one side; out of the way
A brief comment made by a character, intended to be heard by the audience but not other the characters.
Action that happens in one part of the stage and not the other
What is iambic pentameter?
A figurative language technique like similes, metaphors, personification
A rhythm and structure of poetry where a line consists of five iambs (a pair of syllables, the first unstressed, the second stressed) giving 10 syllables in the line.
What is a protagonist?
A character who opposes the main character
The central character or leading figure in a piece of literature.
{"name":"Romeo and Juliet terminology", "url":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/QPREVIEW","txt":"Test your knowledge of the language and literary devices used in Shakespeare's iconic play, Romeo and Juliet! This quiz covers key terms and concepts, helping you deepen your understanding of the text.Designed for students, teachers, and literature enthusiasts, this quiz will challenge you with multiple-choice questions on:Poetic formsFigurative languageDramatic techniquesCharacter roles","img":"https:/images/course7.png"}