Reading 9th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
The paragraphs of a poem are called_______?
What is a stanza?
In The Scarlet Ibis, the Ibis is a __________ for the character Doodle.
What is a symbol?
A set of two words that contradict. example: organized chaos
What is oxymoron?
Romeo and Juliet first meet at this event.
What is the Capulet party?
"I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is." This is an example of ______?
What is a simile?
The rhyme scheme of the following poem:
Here in your arms
is where I belong.
The beating of your heart
is like a beautiful song.
What is ABCB?
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
A reference to something outside of the text
What is allusion?
After Tybalt's death, Romeo receives this punishment.
What is banishment from Verona?
"I'd catch a grenade for you." This is an example of ___?
What is hyperbole?
Giving non-living objects human qualities.
What is Personification
What is an Antagonist?
What is a 'bad guy' or a 'villain'
A word which sounds like what it means
What is onomatopoeia
The audience knows Juliet is not really dead, but Romeo does not. This is an example of this literary device.
What is dramatic irony?
The lesson or the moral of the story in a text
What is theme?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an Idiom
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole?
The repeated references to death throughout the play are examples of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
What is the verb in this sentence?
My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day
What is "drive"
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
What is Adjective?
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
Provide an example of alliteration.
Examples vary.
This character is chosen by Juliet's parents to be her husband.
Who is Paris?