Romeo & Juliet Act IV Literary Devices
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Allusion
“Venus does not smile in a house of sorrow”
aside
The Friar tells us in the audience that he knows why Juliet can’t marry Paris.
dramatic irony
We know that Juliet is not dead, but Bathazar doesn’t
hyperbole
“I’d chain myself to a bear rather than marry Paris!!”
imagery
“…the coloring in your lips will fade …your body will be stiff and stark”
monologue
Friar Lawrence tells Juliet’s parents not to grieve her death
personification
“Death has tied up my tongue.
.”
soliloquy
Juliet, alone in her room, talks about her fears”
comic relief
The silliness with Peter and the musicians
alliteration
“A sea of salt was summoned”
simile
“Death sits on her like an early frost”
oxymoron
“Life…it all belongs to Death”
pun
“Note what I am saying, you musicians.”
tone
Juliet is alone in her room and the author has her discuss her fears.
mood
When they bury Juliet, the audience feels sad and dismal.
rhyming couplet
“Never was there a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo”
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo”
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