Romeo & Juliet
Vocab Terms
Miscellaneous
Literary Terms
Mythology
100
Who is the world-famous play writer that wrote Romeo & Juliet
What is Shakespeare
100
Impossible to deny or disprove
What is Incontrovertible
100
A verb used as a noun, adjective, or adverb
What is Infinitive
100
An elaborate comparison between something strange/unfamiliar to the audience to something more familiar
Homeric Simile
100
What is Cupid's Roman name?
Who is Eros
200
An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
Iamb
200
Define Lexicon
A language user's knowledge of words/vocab of a language
200
Who wrote "of Mice and Men"
Who is John Steinbeck
200
A character who is used as a contrast to another character
What is Foil
200
Who gave birth to Erebus & Nyx (Where it all started)
Who is Chaos
300
"Young men's love then lies, Not truly in their hearts, but their eyes" was said by who?
Who is Friar Lawrence
300
Having unlimited power; able to do anything
Omnipotent
300
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
What is 37
300
Define Etymology
The study of words and their origins
300
Who is known as the "most ugly" god and was thrown off Mt.Olympus
Who is Hephaestus or Vulcan
400
What day did Romeo & Juliet start and end
What is Monday to Thursday
400
Define Impeach
To bring accusation against
400
In order to find the subject of a sentence you must first find the _____ .
What is verb
400
What is another term used for the Climax of a story
Denouement
400
What is the meaning behind the names Echo & Narcissus
Echo was cursed to always say the last word when someone spoke to her Narcissus was narcissistic and self-absorbed; he loved himself
500
Who said "Violent delights have violent ends"
What is Friar Lawrence
500
In WW II, Germany had to pay _______ to make up for the damages they caused
Reparations
500
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization
Direct - Tells us directly what a character is like or what their motives are Indirect - Writer shows us the character's actions allowing us to interpret who/what they are like for ourselves
500
The attitude a writer takes towards a subject, a character, or the audience
Tone
500
What did Achilles have his heel dipped into to achieve invincibility everywhere but his heel?
What is the Riverstyx
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