Figurative Language
I waited on the phone for a million hours until it was my turn.
Hyperbole
It's raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
Doth
Do
Who is Juliet supposed to marry at the beginning of the play?
Paris
a word, a group of words, or a clause that gives information about the subject or the predicate, but it can be removed without changing the meaning of the sentence
non-restrictive element
The tree branches danced in the wind.
Personification
Jumbo Shrimp
Icy Hot
Pretty Ugly
Oxymorons
Who recognizes Romeo when he sneaks into the Capulet ball?
Tybalt
punctuation used to signify that the nonrestrictive element is especially significant
em dash
That math test was easy like a Sunday morning!
Simile
In The Lion King, the audience is aware of the fact that Scar is responsible for Mufasa's death, but Simba believes that his father's death is his fault. Simba runs away from his problems and grows up believing that he killed his father.
Dramatic Irony
Thy
How old is Juliet?
13
punctuation used to signify that the nonrestrictive element is neutral
commas
The doctor's office was always a zoo during flu season.
Metaphor
You are all a bunch of Einsteins!
Allusion
Thou
You
What does Friar Lawrence give to Juliet
A potion
punctuation used to signify that the nonrestrictive element is insignificant or secondary information
parentheses
Don't be such a Scrooge -- it seems like you are always grumpy!
Allusion
Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor. “Umph,” he muttered.
Onomatopoeia
Thee
You
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage?
Friar Lawrence
Type of sentence ending with a question mark
Interrogative
She spoke softly so as not to startle Susan.
Alliteration
John, a world-famous psychiatrist, was admitted to the psychiatric ward of a hospital after suffering a mental breakdown.
Situational Irony
Hast
Have
To what does Romeo first compare Juliet to in the balcony scene?
The Sun
Type of sentence ending with an exclamation point.
Exclamatory
You are suffering from a bad bout of food poisoning, and you say, “Wow, I feel great today.”
Verbal irony
She was sharp as a tack!
Simile
Shall
Who is Romeo in love with before he meets Juliet?
Rosaline
punctuation that can be used to join two independent clauses with no additional words needed
semicolon