A Midsummer Night's Dream Vocabulary
Mirth
Happiness, enjoyment, good vibes
Which character in AMND who forbids his daughter to marry the man of her own choosing?
Egeus
What is an antonym for melancholy?
Happy
What is setting?
The time AND location of a story
What is the meaning of P.O.E. ?
Process of Elimination
Beseech
To ask or request
Who is the character in AMND who is the Duke of Athens?
Theseus
What is an antonym for filch?
To give
Who is the main "good" character in a story?
The protagonist
What does POWER represent for a writing process?
Prewriting
Organizing
Writing
Editing
Revising
Dowager
Older woman who is a widow, often with a lot of money
Which character devises a secret plan to marry the woman he loves?
Lysander
What is an antonym for linger?
To flee or runaway
What is internal conflict?
A mental or emotional struggle
What takes place during the "O" stage of the writing process?
Organizing
Revenue
Source of income, $$$
Whose house is the end-spot for two runaways?
Lysander's aunt's house
What is an antonym for vile?
Fresh, clean, inviting, etc.
What is imagery?
Language or "word pictures" that help people to see, hear, smell, taste, touch or feel what a writer is discussing
What does it mean to annotate a text?
To highlight, underline and take notes ON a text in a way that helps students understand a text better
Perjure
Lie
Which character has a devious plan to win affection from another?
Helena
What is an antonym for perjure?
To tell the truth
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two or more things that DOES NOT use directive words such as "like" or "as"
What does RACES stand for?
Restate the question an an answer.
Answer the question.
Cite evidence.
Explain evidence.
Summarize evidence