Vocab
Special moment, new beginning
Auspicious
What is the preposition in the following sentence? I threw the ball beyond the fence.
Beyond
Atmosphere
Mood
The Raven, The Tell Tale Heart, Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
“I will never forget that night, the first night in the camp, that has turned my life into one long night…”
Elie Wiesel
Running off with
Abscond
What type of pronoun is this? I
Subject pronoun
The audience knows more than the characters
Dramatic Irony
Self-Reliance, Nature, “imitation is suicide”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”
Juliet
Taking something that isn’t yours and using it
Commandeer
What type of complement is HAPPY in the following sentence? Chocolate makes Mrs.Scarbrough HAPPY.
Object Complement
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
Allegory
Walden, Civil Disobedience, “March to the beat of your own drummer”
Henry David Thoreau
“a plague on both your houses”
Mercutio
Unwavering, strong
Unflinching
What is the appositive in the following sentence? Tess, did you know that he, Oscar, won the race?
Oscar
A line of poetry with 5 iambs (10 syllables)
Iambic Pentameter
The Bard, 38 plays, 154 sonnets
William Shakespeare
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”
Edgar Allan Poe
Sudden, Spontaneou, Jerky, Irregular
Spasmodic
What type of subject is in the following sentence? The brown dog and the white cat fought.
Compound Subject
A character who speaks to the audience about their honest feelings
Soliloquy
Illiad, Odyssey
Homer
”Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”
Robert Frost