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LITERARY TERMS. Romeo & Juliet May 2014. OXYMORON. A phrase that combines 2 words that seem to be opposites Pg. 776, Romeo EX. “…brawling love, O Loving hate,…O heavy lightness,…Feather of lead,…cold fire, sick health…”. PUN. An amusing use of a word that can have
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LITERARY TERMS Romeo & Juliet May 2014
OXYMORON A phrase that combines 2 words that seem to be opposites • Pg. 776, Romeo • EX. “…brawling love, O Loving hate,…O heavy lightness,…Feather of lead,…cold fire, sick health…”
PUN • An amusing use of a word that can have 2 meanings or different words that sound the same • Pg. 784 • EX. “You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move.”
DOUBLE ENTENDRE • A word or phrase that can be understood in 2 different ways, one being inappropriate or sexual; an expression that lends itself to 2 interpretations. • Examples in Music • Kelis “Milkshake” • Lady Gaga’s “LoveGame” • FloRida’s “Right Round” • The Beatles “Please, Please me” • Peter, Paul and Mary “Puff the Magic Dragon” • Example in Film • In Finding Nemo, the characters are told "Ok, everyone, think dirty thoughts! • Example • In Mercutio's line from Romeo and Juliet: Tis no less [a good day], I tell you; for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.
Explain how these statements create a play on words (pun)? • He didn't tell his mother that he ate some glue. His lips were sealed. • When an actress saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she'd dye. • Math teachers have lots of problems. • If you give some managers an inch they think they're a ruler.