Elizabethan Era
What does "Renaissance" mean?
Rebirth
Define a simile.
Comparing two items using like or as.
A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions is known as what?
Utopian Society
How many lines are in a quatrain?
4
What are the five elements of the plot diagram?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
The Elizabethan Era is also known as the __________ age.
Golden
Define hyperbole.
An exaggeration
What is definition of a dystopian society?
A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppression, societal control, and illusion of a perfect society are maintained.
What type of poem is Shakespeare known for best?
Sonnet
Who were the two main characters in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
General Zaroff
Rainsford
Who was known as the chief of the English Renaissance?
William Shakespeare
"How silver-sweet sound lover's tongues by night, Like softest music to attending ears!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
What is a theme in Maze Runner?
Companionship
Bravery
Overcoming challenges
Finding inner strength, etc.
How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
14
A popular literary device wherein the writer jumbles up parts of the word to create a new words as a type of wordplay.
Anagram
"Two households, both alike in dignity,/ In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,"
What two households is Shakespeare referring to here?
Capulets and Montagues
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
Boom
Swish
Woof
Crash
Buzz
One characteristic of protagonist in dystopian literature is "questions the existing societal system". How does this show up in Maze Runner?
Thomas questions the Maze and everything the Gladers "know".
What is the typical rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Where did Ms. A go to college?
Lock Haven University
What is another word for "prologue"?
Introduction
A figure of speech where the author refers to a subject matter such as a person, place, event, or literary work in a passing reference is known as what? The reader is responsible for making the connection to the references.
Allusion
List three characteristics of a dystopian society.
1. Propaganda to control society
2. Info, independence, freedom are restricted
3. Figurehead or concept is worshipped
4. Citizens are perceived to be under surveillance
5. Citizens fear outside world
6. Citizens live in a dehumanized state
7. Natural world is banished and distrusted
8. Citizens conform to uniform expectations
9. Society is an illusion to perfect world
9th Period - How many quatrains does a Shakespearean sonnet have?
5th & 8th Period - How many lines does a limerick have and what is the rhyme scheme?
9th Period - 3
5th & 8th Period - 5 lines / AABBA
What year was the printing press invented?
1440