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LITERARY TERMS

This text analyzes literary terms such as oxymorons, puns, and double entendres found in Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet*. Oxymorons combine contradictory terms, illustrated through Romeo's phrases like "brawling love" and "cold fire." Puns, which play on words with dual meanings, are exemplified by the line about having "dancing shoes" versus a "soul of lead." Lastly, double entendres carry multiple interpretations, often with a sexual innuendo, illustrated with musical and film examples. These devices enrich the text's meaning and humor, showcasing Shakespeare's linguistic prowess.

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LITERARY TERMS

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  1. LITERARY TERMS Romeo & Juliet May 2014

  2. 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…”

  3. 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.”

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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