Vocabulary
A short section of a play that divides acts.
What is a scene?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
In "Catch the Moon," this character works at his father's junkyard while on probation.
Who is Luis?
The repeated word/phrase in Poe's "The Raven."
What is nevermore?
This Italian city is the setting where the Montagues and Capulets feud.
What is Verona?
A closed form of poetry that has fourteen lines
What is a sonnet?
A comparison used to create a vivid image (no “like” or “as”).
What is a metaphor?
Her hair and his watch
(From "The Gift of the Magi")
What do Della and Jim give up for each other?
Shakespeare calls true love "an ever-fixed mark" in this sonnet about love's constancy.
He is Romeo’s witty friend who is killed after fighting Tybalt and curses "both your houses."
Who is Mercutio?
A question or comment that is written/typed directly on the text
What is an annotation?
When an animal, object, force of nature, or an idea is given human-like qualities
What is personification?
In "Catch the Moon," Luis wants to find the perfect hubcap match for this person as a gift.
Who is Naomi?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem, which lists ways the speaker loves, is classified as a Petrarchan sonnet.
What is "How do I Love Thee?" (Sonnet 43)?
In Juliet's line, “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” she is actually saying this.
What is "Why must you be a Montague?"
Dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
A tangible object, person, or concept that represents an abstract idea or a deeper meaning
What is a symbol?
"Love in a Headscarf" is an example of this type of story because it is about the author.
What is a memoir/autobiography?
In the poem "Redbird Love," the following lines are an example of this type of figurative language and demonstrate how poems utilize figurative language.
“The males perked their armour, greased their wings, / And flew sky-loop missions”
What is personification?
Friar Lawrence’s plan for Juliet involves a potion to cause a deathlike sleep for this long
What are 42 Hours?
A line spoken by a character in a play to express their thoughts aloud; it is only heard by the audience.
What is a soliloquy?
language used for descriptive effect, often to illustrate or imply ideas indirectly.
What is figurative language?
In "Love in a Headscarf," this is decided by the author's family because it is a muslim tradition. The author is happy with this because it follows tradition and gives her the opportunity to find love.
What is arranged marriage?
The speaker physically dusts items in her house and dusts off her memories.
(Hint: How does this play into the title?)
What is the dual meaning behind the title "Dusting?"
Two immediate consequences of the failed plan at the tomb that lead to the play’s tragic ending.
(Aka Who dies and how do they die)
What are Romeo kills himself because he believes Juliet is dead, and Juliet kills herself after finding Romeo dead?