| A | B |
|---|
| foreshadowing | hint of events to come later on |
| irony | when the unexpected happens |
| hyperbole | a great exaggeration |
| prologue | the introductory part |
| pun | a play on words |
| oxymoron | phrase in which two contradictory ideas are brought together |
| simile | a comparison of two different things using like or as |
| metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things |
| "Two households both alike in dignity In fair Verona where we lay our scene" | prologue |
| "You having dancing shoes with lights soles. I have a heavy as lead soul." | pun |
| "I must endure a living death" | oxymoron |
| "His name is Romeo, and a Montague, The only son of your great enemy" | irony |
| "I fear, too early: for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars" | foreshadowing |
| "It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear" | simile |
| "My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss" | metaphor |
