Vocabulary
What does the word "Heresy" mean?
"Something that goes against orthodox opinion"
The words "The" and "A" are always considered what part of speech?
What is an article
He is as big as a house is what example of figurative language?
What is a simile?
Shakespeare is know for writing these three types of plays.
What are Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies?
When you prove the counterargument wrong, that is called a _______?
What is a rebuttal?
This is an extreme fear of heights
What is Acrophobia
What is an Infinitive
"The pen is mightier than the sword" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is metonymy
This is the nickname that Shakespeare is given many times in reference.
What is "The Bard"?
Name 3 characters from Beowulf
Beowulf, Grendall, Grendall's mother, Unferth, Frothgar
What does "Intuitive" mean?
"knowing something by instinct"
In the following sentence, what is the second comma called:
"I like cats, dogs, and snakes."
In Their Eyes were Watching God, a character says, "You heard her! You ain't blind!" What is this example of figurative language?
What is a paradox?
"Shall I compare thee to a Summer's Day..." is the beginning of what Sonnet?
What is Sonnet 18?
Give me the name of at least 3 poets.
Who is (Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Veronica Shoffstall, Shakespeare, etc.)
This word means "Intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice."
What is Officious
What is the Modern Language Association
List the three types of Irony and identify what type is used in the play "Othello" in Act I scene I When Iago says "I am not what I am"
What is verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony?
What is dramatic irony?
How many Sonnets did Shakespeare write?
How many is 154 sonnets?
Who is the author of Frankenstein?
Who is Mary Shelley?
This word means "ineffective or bungling; clumsy" and you must spell the word
What is Maladroit
M-A-L-A-D-R-O-I-T
What does APA stand for?
What is the American Psychological Association?
There are many different types of allusion. Name 3 of the types.
What is (historical, biblical, cultural, mythical, canonical, literary, etc.)
What scansion did Shakespeare write most of his Sonnets in?
What is Iambic Pentameter?
This was an idea and period of writing that occurred during the Romantic Era in which authors practiced isolation and focused on the aesthetic beauty and healing of nature with the human soul. (Hint: Thoreau and Whitman)
What is Transcendentalism?