LOVELY LIT!
The underlying message or universal idea about life that an author explores throughout the story.
What is a theme?
The correct ordering of an MLA header
What is Your Name, Your Teacher's Name, Class Name, Date?
A stem that means "law."
What is "-jur?"
The term for Juliet's impassioned speech in Act II scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.
What is a soliloquy? (I would also accept Internal Monologue).
This item symbolizes hope.
What is the signal fire?
An author's choice of words (diction) and sentence structure helps establish this device, which reflects their attitude toward the characters or plot.
What is tone?
A word that modifies the action word of a sentence.
What is an adverb?
A stem that means "in the direction of."
What is "-ward?"
This character declares, "A plague o' both your houses!"
Who is Mercutio?
This is Jack's last name.
What is Merridew?
Writers use this deliberate, extreme exaggeration to create a stark, comedic, or dramatic mental image.
What is hyperbole?
This punctuation separates two complete thoughts.
What is a semicolon?
A stem that means "place."
What is "-pos-?"
The entire timeline of the play—from the opening brawl to the lovers' tragic deaths—spans this many days.
What is four? (Or less than a week:))
This is the character who first puts together the pieces that true evil is inside of all of the boys.
Who is Simon?
This device is exemplified in the fact that the audience knows Juliet is merely asleep from a potion, but Romeo genuinely believes she is dead.
What is dramatic irony?
The part of speech of the word that modifies "studied."
The intelligent students studied devotedly for their science test because they were not yet prepared.
What is an adverb?
A stem that means "city."
What is "-polis-" or "urbs/urbis?"
Mercutio delivers a famous, wild speech about this mythological fairy who delivers dreams to sleeping people.
Who is Queen Mab?
This rocky, natural fortification becomes the home for Jack's tribe at the end of the novel, demonstrating a split between Jack and Ralph.
This literary genre uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.
What is satire?
The adverb that modifies the primary verb.
Jordan hiked down the trail yesterday when it was snowy and cold, but he forgot his jacket.
What is yesterday?
A stem that means "empty."
What is "-vac-?"
To honor the memory of the deceased lovers, Lord Montague promises to do this.
What is create a statue of Romeo and Juliet?
This is the first casualty on the island.
Who is the boy with the mulberry birthmark?