The Odyssey
Lit Terms and Devices
Romeo and Juliet
Vocabulary/Roots
Miscellaneous
100

What did Odysseus disguise himself as so, the suitors wouldn't recognize him?

A beggar

100

What is a simile?

A comparison of 2 things using like or as.

100

Who was Romeo heartbroken over?

Rosaline 

100

What does the root ped mean?

foot or child

100

Who was the Main character in Speak?

Melinda 

200

What was the name of the cyclopes that odysseus and his men met?

Polyphemus

200

What is Climax?

The most intense or a turning point in a story.

200

Why did Romeo refuse to duel with Tybalt?

He was family.

200

What is the definition of imagery?

Words that create images in peoples mind.

200

What is Blank Verse?

Unrhymed lines of lambic pentameter.

300

What was the final test for the suitors at the end of the Odyssey?

To string and shoot Odysseus' bow

300

What is Foreshadowing?

A words or phrase and hints that set the stage for a story and give a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story.

300

What did Capulet arrange Juliet to marry Paris?

He thought she was hurting over Tybalt and needed somebody.

300

What is the definition of adversity?

A state of continued difficulties.

300

When is Oj Simpson's full real name?

Orenthal James Simpsons 

400

What story came before the Odyssey?

The Iliad

400

What is Exposition?

A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

400

Two people made jokes about Roseline thinking thwy would find Romeo. Who were they?

Mercutio and Benvolio

400

What does the root amat mean?

love 

400

What 3 things was Oj charged with when he was arrested in Las Vegas in 2007?

Armed robbery, Assault and Kidnapping

500

What was the name of Odysseus' and Penelope's son?

Telemachus

500

What is a NaySayer?

opposite view point 

500

Who is Venus?

The goddess of love.

500

What does the root psych mean?

soul

500
What article did we read that was in the New York Times?

A Prom Divided.

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