Author's Craft
This is the literary element is the author using in the sentence, “She carried her brushes wrapped in a long gray cloth like a scarf, the jars of pigment in a green box fastened with string.”
What is sensory imagery?
a small stream
What is rivulet?
What is the prologue?
_________________ by nothing more than a fierce will to survive, the injured lion dragged himself to the edge of the pond for a drink.
When Romeo says, “Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear,” the poetic language reveals this about his first impression of Juliet.
What is... he thinks Juliet is stunning?
the organization that arranges ideas, plot events, or arguments to guide the reader logically from beginning to end
to spring back or shrink
What is recoil?
This is the technique that Shakespeare employ to gain audience attention in act 1, scene 1
What is a violent fight?
As soon as she became a judge, the lawyer gave up her arrogant behavior and began to ________________ herself in a more modest fashion.
What is comport?
When Benvolio says, “I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire; the day is hot, the Capulets are abroad, and if we meet we shall not escape a brawl, for now these hot days is the mad blood stirring,” it reveals this about his character.
What is... he is a peacekeeper trying to prevent others from continuing the feud
the way that someone views a situation, including their attitude or feeling towards the series of events
What is perspective?
to remove color from, to turn pale
What is blanch?
This is why Friar Lawrence's letter doesn't get to Romeo
What is Friar John was quarantined?
In the 1930s, Soviet leader Josef Stalin embarked on what many considered a ______________ campaign to solidify his power, a campaign that led to the deaths of millions.
What is despicable?
When Mercutio says, “A plague o’ both your houses! They have made worms’ meat of me,” he is critiquing this large conflict in the play.
What is... the feud between the Capulets and Montagues?
a series of flashbacks, each slightly before the last
What is reverse chronological?
able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful; hopeful
What is buoyant?
This is when the resolution of the plot occurs.
The Prince passes judgment, and the families are reconciled.
The spy was determined not to ___________________ where the secret information was kept.
What is divulge?
When Juliet says, “Rather than marry Paris…bid me to go into a new-made grave,” this is what she means.
What is... she is so desperate to avoid marrying Paris that she would commit suicide?
These are the characteristics of this type of structure
the lack of end punctuation
the random changes of topic
the listing of information
text written like someone’s thoughts / an internal monologue
What is stream of consciousness?
to lower in esteem, degrade
What is abase?
This characteristic of Romeo and Juliet’s conflicts with the values of their feuding parents?
What is youthful passion?
If a society expects __________________ citizens, it is critical that they be informed on a regular basis of the events occurring in government.
What is enlightened?
When Lord Montague says, “But I can give thee more, for I will raise her statue in pure gold…There shall no figure at such rate be set as that of true and faithful Juliet,” it implies that he feels this.
What is he is sympathetic to the Capulets’ loss and wants to honor Juliet’s memory?