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If you call someone who’s 6’ 7” "Shorty", you are using which type of irony?
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
Which literary term are these: sweet sorrow, jumbo shrimp, Microsoft Works?
Hyperbole
Allusion
Oxymoron
Pun
Romeo and Juliet were each supposed to meet someone else but instead, meet each other. This is which type of irony?
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
What’s the syntax term for the structural similarity between sentence parts?
Comma Splice
Parallel
Comma Error
Fragment
What’s the “D” in PADSFFTTT?
Diction
Diversion
Distinction
Dramatic Irony
In SPACE-CAT, the reason that moved the speaker to speak/write is what—the emotional spark—the “E”?
Excitement
Exigence
Effect
Effort
In an argument paper, what’s the sentence that expands your claim to include the major topics you’ll be writing about?
Trace
Theme
Thesis
Introduction
The essay we wrote about love, where you get information from multiple sources, is called a ___ essay.
Expository
Informational
Argumentative
Synthesis
When was Shakespeare alive?
Late 1300s
1462-1492
Early 1600s
Late 1600s
What COUNTRY was Shakespeare from?
Italy
Europe
England
Ireland
Where is the setting of Romeo & Juliet (town & country)?
Verona, Italy
Stafford-on-Avon, England
Venice, Italy
Sydney, Australia
Name of Shakespeare’s theater?
The Wooden Circle
Theater in the round
The Circle
The Globe
Where do Romeo & Juliet first meet?
School
A party
The church
The market
What provided the light for Shakespeare’s plays?
Torches
Electricity
Candle
Sun
How old is Juliet?
12
13
14
15
Which literary term is Romeo’s refers to the story of Cupid?
Oxymoron
Pun
Hyperbole
Allusion
Why won’t Romeo & friends be recognized at the party?
Everyone will be drinking
No one really knows them
They will be in the back hiding
They will wear masks
Who recognizes Romeo though? (at the party)
Benvolio
Tybalt
Mercutio
Lady Capulet
The fact that we know that Romeo and Juliet are going to die, but they don't know is what type of irony?
Dramatic
Verbal
Situational
When we meet the Friar, he is alone and talking to himself about poison and gathering flowers. This is an example of what dramatic speech?
Monologue
Soliloquy
Dialogue
Aside
What is wrong with this sentence: Let's go to the game and you can get some nachos.
Comma Splice
Comma Error
Not Parallel
Fused
What's wrong with this sentence: Show me how much you care, and take time to do the test right.
Comma Splice
Comma Error
Not Parallel
Fused
The fact that Romeo has a dream that the party will lead to his untimely death is an example of what?
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Foreshadowing
Dramatic Irony
The Prologue is written in what 14-line form of poetry?
Lyric
Blank Verse
Spoken Word
Sonnet
Who asks Lord Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage?
Prince Escalus
Romeo
Peter
Count Paris
A large division in a play.
Act
Scene
Script
Stage Directions
A small division in a play.
Act
Scene
Script
Set Directions
The directions that tell the actor how to read a line.
Staging
Stage Directions
Prologue
Scene
Reference to something famous in a work of literature
Dialogue
Narrative
Affirmation
Allusion
Speaker on stage gives a long speech to characters
Dialogue
Aside
Monologue
Soliloquy
Conversation between two or more characters
Dialogue
Aside
Monologue
Soliloquy
When the character talks directly to the reader or audience
Dialogue
Aside
Monologue
Soliloquy
Unaccented and accented poetic foot
Beat
Meater
Iambic
Pentameter
A play on words- (One candle says to the other, this is lit!)
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Allusion
Pun
A character used to contrast another character
Foil
Comic Relief
Pun
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Sonnet
Blank Verse
Lyric
Couplet
The characteristics that make a character who they are is known as their ___________
Foil
Persona
Pentameter
Flaws
Line of poetry containing five poetic feet
Meter
Beat
Iambic Pentameter
Blank Verse
14-line poem
Blank Verse
Couplet
Lyric
Sonnet
The character that creates a humorous effect in the play
Jester
Character Foil
Comic Relief
Tragic Flaw
A play with a happy ending
Tragedy
Historical Drama
Romance
Comedy
A play with a sad ending
Tragedy
Historical Drama
Romance
Comedy
A story written to be performed
Song
Lyric
Script
Blank Verse
A group of actors that narrate the story.
Oxymoron
Persona
Prologue
Chorus
The type of irony when the reader knows more than the character does
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
The type of irony when the character says one thing but means another
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
Clues that warn or point to a bad ending
Irony
Foreshadowing
Chorus
Script
Two opposite words put together to make a new concept
Sonnet
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Parallelism
The type of irony when you expect one thing to happen, but something opposite happens.
Situational
Dramatic
Verbal
A sentence that needs a comma but does not have one.
Comma Error
Comma splice
Fused
Fragment
A sentence that has a comma but something else is needed.
Comma Error
Comma Splice
Fused Sentence
Fragment
Two sentences shoved together with no punctuation.
Comma Error
Comma Splice
Fused Sentence
Fragment
What is an incomplete sentence?
Comma Error
Comma Splice
Fused Sentence
Fragment
When we first see this character, he had been crying.
Benvolio
Mercutio
Romeo
Paris
Romeo and Benvolio found out about the party from him.
Paris
Tybalt
Friar Laurence
Peter
Juliet's Parents
Capulets
Montagues
Tells us the background and what is going to happen
Mercutio
Mab
Chorus
Nurse
Man Juliet is supposed to marry
Paris
Escaluls
Romeo
Mercutio
Shakespeare's wife
Elizabeth
Anne Hathaway
Juliet
Mary
Romeo's Parents
Capulets
Montagues
Queen during Shakespeare's time
Elizabeth
Anne Hathaway
Juliet
Mary
Ruler of Romeo and Julilet's town
Paris
Montagues
Capulets
Escalus
Played by a boy when the play was presented in Shakespeare's time
Juliet
Nurse
Lady Montague
All females
Juliet's Cousin
Romeo
Mercutio
Benvolio
Tybalt
Romeo's Cousin
Juliet
Benvolio
Mercutio
Tybalt
Girl Romeo "Loves" before Juliet
Anne Hathaway
Elizabeth
Rosaline
Mary
Juliet's Servent
Nurse
Peter
Romeo
Tybalt
Romeo's bestie
Benvolio
Mercutio
Tybalt
Peter
Agrees to Marry Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
Nurse
Laurence
Montague
Stops the fight scene in Act 1 Scene 1
Paris
Escalus
Romeo
Benvolio
Where is the big party?
Montague Manor
Capulet Mansion
Prince's Palace
Paris' Home
What does Romeo keep comparing himself to when he kisses Juliet the first time?
Beggar
Pilgrim
Groundling
Servant
Do you remember how to write a complex sentence? (it will be on the test)
yes
No
Do you remember how to correctly use a quote from a source and give credit? (It will be on the test)
yes
no
Do you know the three essential colon spots? (On the test!)
Yes
No
Do you know what Benvolio means by "I'll make thee think thy swan a crow" ? He says this to Romeo when he is wanting to be with Rosaline.
yes
No
Do you know the difference between a gerund and a participle? (On the test)
Yes
No
Look over some of the commonly misused words bell ringers if you don't remember the rules. (on the test)
Ok!
No... you can't make me!
When is the 1300s?
The 12th Century
The 13th Century
The 14th Century
The 15th Century
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