R+J vocab
R+J plot questions
Poetry vocab
Poetry questions
Research questions
100

When the audience knows more than the characters.

dramatic irony 

100

Who is Tybalt?

Juliet's cousin 

100

Poetry written with no specific rhyme, rhythm, or meter.

free verse poetry 

100

How many syllables are typically in a foot?

2

100

Provides raw information and first-hand evidence. This is direct access to the subject of your research.

primary source 
200

When the right word is replaced by the wrong word.

malapropism

200

How long will the potion last on Juliet?

42 hours

200

Poetry written in specific and traditional patterns through rhyme, meter, line length, and line grouping.

closed form poetry 
200

In iambic pentameter, what comes first in each line: a stressed or unstressed syllable?

unstressed
200

Provides secondary information and commentary from other researchers. Secondary sources interprets primary sources

secondary source 

300

Talking to yourself. The audience hears, but the other characters do not.

aside

300

What is one theme that describes Romeo and Juliet's relationship?

Love vs hate. Defying authority. Fate vs free will. 

300

Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

alliteration 

300

What is the term for something with 5 feet (10 syllables) of unstressed and stressed syllables?

Iambic pentameter

300

Is an original speech a primary or secondary source?

primary 

400

A long speech by one person during a conversation

monologue 

400

Translate: “But my true love is grown to such excess I cannot sum up sum of half my wealth.”

My love makes me rich. 

400

A grouping of lines in a poem.

stanza

400

What is the device of sound being used? 

Bear loves frosted flakes. In fact he has often called them “great flakes”.

assonance 
400

Is a biography a primary or secondary source?

secondary 
500

Contradictory words with different meanings.

oxymoron 

500

What do the Capulets and Montagues do together to honor Romeo and Juliet after they have died?

Put up statues of them. 

500

One or more words repeated regularly, typically at the end of a stanza.

refrain 

500

Is "thee" stressed or unstressed? 

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

unstressed 

500

What does the "R" stand for in the CRAAP test?

relevance 

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