Figurative Language
I loved having her in class because she was as sharp as a tack.
Simile
Leonid asked his teacher, "When will final grades for the semester be posted"?
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
A. Leonid asked his teacher "When will final grades for the semester be posted"?
B. Leonid asked his teacher, "When will final grades for the semester be posted?"
C. Leonid asked his teacher, "When will final grades for the semester be posted."
D. Leonid asked his teacher: "When will final grades for the semester be posted?
B. Leonid asked his teacher, "When will final grades for the semester be posted?"
What city is the play "Romeo & Juliet set in?
a. Mantua b. Verona c. Rome d. Stratford e. London
b. Verona
What town was the birthplace of William Shakespeare?
a. Southwark
b. London
c. Stratford
d. Thames
e. Stanford
c. Stratford
When words agree in sound or sound the same
rhyme
Jumping Jimmy jumped over the giant jacks.
Alliteration
Which verb correctly completes the sentence below?
Neither Nina nor Louise _______ to patch up the relationship to save the band.
A. were wanting B. wants C. want D. wanting
B. wants
Who is the first to recognize Romeo as a Montague who has crashed the party?
a. Lord Capulet b. Lady Capulet c. Paris d. Tybalt e. Juliet
d. Tybalt
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting troupe?
a. Lord Chamberlain's Men
b. The Blackfriars
c. The King's Company
d. The Globesmen
e. The Troubadours
a. Lord Chamberlain's Men
A grouping of lines together much like a paragraph
stanza
I want to go to the game but I am buried under a mountain of work.
Hyperbole
Each of the boys is responsible for setting up _______ own tent.
A. our B. your C. his D. their
C. his
Juliet's famous speech from her balcony begins "Romeo, O Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo?" In this speech, what or who does Juliet say is her enemy?
a. her youth b. her last name c. Romeo's last name d. the Capulet/Montague feud e. her lack of wisdom
c. Romeo's last name
What was the name of Shakespeare's indoor theater?
a. The Globe
b. The Shakespearean
c. The Friars Theater
d. The Chamberlain
e. The Blackfriars
e. The Blackfriars
A story, usually about love and meant to be sung
ballad
If we play our cards right, we may be able to dance with those hot girls.
Idiom
Which sentence has correct capitalization?
A. We saw the movie last Friday after we ate at the Rusty Barnacle seafood house.
B. We saw the movie last Friday after we ate at the Rusty Barnacle Seafood House.
C. We saw the Movie last Friday after we ate at the Rusty Barnacle seafood house.
D. We saw the Movie last Friday after we ate at the Rusty Barnacle Seafood House.
B. We saw the movie last Friday after we ate at the Rusty Barnacle Seafood House.
How does Romeo respond when he arrives and Tybalt challenges him to fight?
a. he punches Tybalt in the mouth
b. he refuses to fight with Tybalt and walks away
c. he gets scared and runs away
d. he laughs and calls Tybalt crazy
e. he tells Tybalt they're family now
b. he refuses to fight with Tybalt and walks away
In what suburb did Shakespeare build his famous theater The Globe?
a. Southpark
b. Stratford
c. South Lockerby
d. Southwark
e. South Shore
d. Southwark
A group of words arranged in a row much like a sentence
lines
During our English final, there was a deafening silence in the classroom.
Oxymoron
The eagle had ________ away from the fence the minute it heard us approaching.
What is the correct form of the verb that should go in the blank?
A. flew B. flown C. flying D. flyed
B. flown
Friar tells Romeo to sneak away to what town to hide out until things settle down?
a. Verona
b. Mantua
c. Sicily
d. Stratford
e. Maranello
b. Mantua
What type of roof did the audience in the galleries sit under?
a. shingles
b. thatch
c. pitch
d. wood
e. metal
b. thatch
The way the poem looks or is laid out on the page
form