Romeo & Juliet Literary Terms

Unique to Drama

·      Tragedy

·      Tragic Hero

·      Tragic Flaw

·      Comedy

·      Comic Relief

·      Soliloquy

·      Dramatic Irony

Character-based

·      Foil

·      Conflict

Plot-based

·      Foreshadowing

·      Theme

Language/word-based

·      Hyperbole

·      Pun

·      Metaphor

·      Imagery

·      Malapropism

·      Oxymorons

·      Repetition

·      Allusion

·      Personification