Poetry
What do you call a comparison between unlike things that does not use “like” or “as”?
metaphor
What do the “A”s in CRAAP stand for?
authority, accuracy
What addiction is Mrs. Dubose trying to overcome?
What addiction is Mrs. Dubose trying to overcome?
Why is Romeo forced to leave Verona?
He kills Tybalt
What is the term for a poem’s speaker directly addressing a person, object, or idea in an elevated style?
Ode
What is a four-line stanza called?
quatrain
What is the main purpose of a thesis statement?
To state the main argument or claim
What costume does Scout wear in the pageant?
A ham
Which friar fails to deliver the letter to Romeo?
Friar John
What is the poetic term for the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables?
Meter
What's the type of poem that is written in iambic pentameter in 14 lines?
sonnet
Which rhetorical appeal relies on logic?
Logos
What are the segregation laws in the South called?
Jim Crow Laws
Which character makes many inappropriate jokes and dies in a duel?
Mercutio
Which rhetorical appeals are used most often in expository writing?
ethos and logos
What is the name of a humorous five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme?
Limerick
Where does an MLA parenthetical citation go after a quote?
Directly after the quotation
Why does Atticus wait outside the jail at night?
To protect Tom Robinson from the mob
Which character tells Juliet to marry Paris after Romeo is banished, even though they know she's already married?
The Nurse
What is the poetic term for a lightly stressed syllable followed by a heavily stressed syllable?
Iamb
How many syllables are in each line of a tanka?
5-7-5-7-7
What is the difference between a thesis statement and a topic sentence?
A thesis states the paper’s main argument; a topic sentence states the main idea of one paragraph
Which family pays people back with crops instead of money?
The Cunninghams
What does Romeo mean by calling himself “fortune’s fool”?
He believes fate has ruined his life / controlled his tragedy
What is an allusion?
A reference to an outside work, such as the Bible or literature