ACT
Beowulf
Macbeth
Sonnets
Me Facts
100

Her grandfather founded Amherst College while her father {working} at the college and served as a state legislator.

worked

100

What one is alliteration?

A: then, seeing

B: he, she

C: stopped, seeing

D: then, hall

C: stopped, seeing


100

The mood of the opening scene is what?

Haunting

100

Who is the King of Sonnets?

William Shakespeare

100

What is my first name

Mateo

 

200

Although she missed much of the year while in {school}, Emily suffered from frequent illness and depression yet was an excellent student. 

No Change

200

Is Grendel strong or weak?

Strong

200

What quote best supports the mood of the opening act?

A: "When shall we three meet again"

B: That will be the ere the set of sun"

C: "The play opens up in a wild and lonely place in the Medieval Scotland"

D: "Thunder and lightning. Enter three witches"

D: "Thunder and lightning. Enter three witches."

200

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

154

200

Do I have a dog?

Yes

300

Suffering a {fragile and emotional state}, Dickinson chose to leave the house very little and filled her notebook with numerous poems.

Fragile emotional state

No comma needed

300

What are Grendel's actions toward Hrothgar?

Cruel

300

Which character says Macbeth's name first?

The three witches 

300

How many lines are in a sonnet?

14

300

What is my dogs name?

Bruin

400

In 1855, Dickinson used {all her courage} and traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she found a friend in a young minister named Charles Wadworth.

was courageous

400

Which words are alliteration?

A: had, man

B: man, were

C:met, harder

D: hands, harder

D: Hands, harder

400

What does Macbeth see that isn't really there?

a dagger

400

What are the last two lines in a sonnet called?

Couplet

400

What is my favorite college?

Notre Dame

500

In 1855, Dickinson used all her courage and traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she found a {friend in a young minister named Charles Wadworth.}

friend in Charles Wadworth, a young minister

500

What universal value is shown throughout Beowulf?

Courage

500
How are Macbeth and the prior Thane of Cawdor very similar?

They are both traitors

500

Where does the turn in a sonnet happen?

The couplet

500

What sport do I coach here?

Baseball

600

It is believed that she may have had a relationship with judge Otis Phillips Lord, {but} it is not clear if marital plans were discussed.

No Change

600

Later in the epic poem, it is shown that Grendel is 

frightened

600

True or false

Macbeths reaction to the witches prophecies for himself?

True

600

What is a sonnet written in?

Iambic pentameter

600

Do I have a brother that goes here?

Yes

700

Number 7 answer on Mid-term is 

B: after sentence 5

700

Beowulf is an epic hero because he has what?

Incredible strength

700

What's the main difference between Macbeth and Banquo's prophecies?

Banquo's prophecy is more of a paradox while Macbeth's are straight forward.

700

What is iambic pentameter synonymous to?

(da-dum-da-dum-da-dum-da-dum-da-dum)

A heart beat

700

What is my brothers name?

Landon

800

Literary device used in this phrase "Syntax and structure" is what

alliteration

800

Grendel is direct descent of who?

Cain

800

What is Macbeth's initial reaction to the witches prophecy of him?

2 of them seem so impossible that he doesn't believe them
800

What one important element is a sonnet?

Sounds like (rined cream)

Rhyme Scheme

800

What breed is my dog?

Belgian Malinois and Red bone Coonhound

900

She was a witty, passionate woman who never flinched from the truths of {love loss and personal setbacks.}

love, loss, and personal setbacks

Needs separation commas as it is listing

900

"Wrecker of mead benches" and "terror of the hall-troops" are examples of what?

Kenning

900

Macbeth's prophecy is dramatic irony because why?

The audience knows that he is getting this title, but Macbeth does not.

900

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

abab cdcd efef gg

900

Get something of yours out and place it in your hand.

Now throw it at Isiah

1000

Does this essay of Emily Dickinson's life show her as a whole including fears and anxiety? And does the essay fulfill this objective?

Yes, because the passage provides examples of how she filled her time with self-selected events. 

1000

Shield Sheafson is an example of what literary device?

Alliteration

1000

What part of lady macbeth's plan did Macbeth mess up?

Leaving the bloody daggers with the sleeping guards

1000

Sonnet 130 them is what?

True love sees beyond physical beauty

1000

Tell Micah to stand up.

He is the winner of the creative writing contest this semester and will receive his $100 the day we come back.

1100

Make sure you are paying very close attention to this review game. Have you?

Yes: Good Job

No: Get it together and start

1100

What's one reason anglo saxons used kennings?

To characterize with a limited vocabulary

1100

When Lady macbeth fixes her husbands mistake in the plan what does she eventually say to him?

I finished the plan, so my hands are guilt stained like yours, but I would be ashamed if my heart were as scared pale and pure as your.

1100

What lines best support the theme of sonnet 130

lines 13 and 14

1100

Tell Jasen to shut up.

Good job

1200

Do you suggest that fellow classmates should be writing most if not all of these down? 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

1200

Woe Walker, Mankinds enemy and shepherd of evil are all to describe what?

Kennings to describe Grendel

1200

Macbeths initial reaction is shown when he says what?

"But how? The thane of Cawdor lives. and to be king king stands not within the prospect of belief."

1200

The turn that occurs is sonnet 130 is best described as 

the speaker expresses that his love goes beyond physical appearences

1200

True or False:

Is Gavin the ugliest dude at this school?

Definitely True

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