Literary Terms Easy
The time and place in which the events occur is
setting
Giving human characteristics to a non-living object is called
personification
Named the new “Thane of Cawdor”
Macbeth
In Act 2 Scene 1, what does Macbeth imagine seeing and what does it lead him to?
A dagger; killing the servants
In the movie, why did Iesha make Kenya and Lyric go with Starr and Chris and Seven?
She was afraid that they would get hurt by King if he came back
The central idea or message in a work of literature is
theme
A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens.
irony
Macbeth’s closest friend
Banquo
Why is Lady Macbeth so insistent on murdering King Duncan?
She is convinced by the witches prophecies
What was the “weapon” that Ms. Ofrah told Starr to use?
Her voice
Hints or clues about what might happen next are called
foreshadowing
Language that appeals to the imagination but is not meant literally
figure of speech
King of Scotland he is also politically naive, in part because he trusts Macbeth, who ends up murdering him
King Duncan
What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?
Blood she can not wash off her hands
What was the item that Starr wanted to have of Khalil’s
A long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his or her private thoughts or intentions
soliloquy
The use of exaggeration to make a point
hyperbole
Taunts Macbeth’s courage to insure that he will murder Duncan and become king
Lady Macbeth
What convinces Macbeth that the witches' prophecies are true?
He becomes Thane of Cawdor
In the movie, what is the breaking point of the friendship between Starr and Hailey?
When Hailey says that Khalil would have died soon anyway because he was a drug dealer.
Refers to the contrast between what a character knows and what the reader or audience knows
dramatic irony
A reference to a historical or literary person, place, thing, or event with which the reader is assumed to be familiar
allusion
Duncan’s son, given the title of “Prince of Cumberland”.
Malcolm
Which of the following was NOT an apparition told by the witches?
An armored head
A bloody child
A crowned child holding a branch
A baby walking around the castle floors
4. A baby walking around the castle floors
How did Sekani get ahold of a gun at the end of the movie?
He got it from the closet at home and hid it in his backpack