VOCABULARY
POETRY--open handout
THE TEMPEST
THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC
LAGNIAPPE
100

What word means TO ATTRACT; TEMPT

      QUIBBLE

      ENTICE

      FLOURISH

ENTICE

100

What it is called when a poetry does NOT rhyme?

FREE VERSE

100

Who is the main character?

PROSPERO

100

Who is the main character? (either name is acceptable)

Hannah or Chaya

100

Name any genre we have studied this year.

POETRY, SHORT STORY, NONFICTION, DRAMA, NOVEL, FICTION

200

WHICH WORD MEANS "To Spread Throughout"?


PERVADE         ORDEAL              PROFICIENT

PERVADE

200

What is ALLITERATION?

The repetition of initial (first) consonant sounds

200

What is the name of the main character's daughter?

MIRANDA

200

What Jewish holiday is being celebrated in chapter 1?

PASSOVER

200

What was Grandpa Will's name when he was in the concentration camp?

WOLFE

300

What part of speech is SIMULTANEOUS?

ADJECTIVE

300

What is a metaphor?  What is personification?

METAPHOR:  comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

PERSONIFICATION:  Giving humanlike qualities to nonhuman things

300

What is the name of the main character's brother who betrayed him?

ANTONIO

300

What was Aunt Eva's name when she was in the concentration camp?

RIVKA

300

What is the name of the character in THE TEMPEST who marries Miranda?

FERDINAND

400

WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS ORDEAL?   PERVADE?

Ordeal is a noun

Pervade is a verb

400

What is a stanza?   What is a theme?

a stanza is a poetic paragraph

a theme is the lesson or main idea the writer wants to convey

400

What is the difference in attitude between Ariel and Caliban?

Both are servants/slaves, but Ariel is more optimistic since she was promised her freedom. Caliban hates Prospero.
400
In English, what was the message written on the gates of the concentration camp?

WORK MAKES YOU FREE

400

What does STIFLE mean and what part of speech is it?

to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off


VERB

500

What does FOREMOST mean and what is an antonym for FOREMOST?

It means chief, most important, primary, in the first place

ANTONY:  hindmost, last, secondary

500

What is the best way to read poetry when you need to analylze it?

Read it twice.  The second time read sentence by sentence.

500

What are the two main themes in the play?

CHAOS/CONFUSION

and


MASTER/SERVANT relationships

500

Besides Gitl, what other villager survived?

YITZCHAK

500

WHAT DOES PROFICIENT MEAN?  WHAT IS AN ANTONYM FOR IT?  WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS IT?

skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity


incompetent, inept, unskilled, ignorant


ADJECTIVE

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