Odyssey
Romeo and Juliet
Lit. Terms 1
Lit. Terms 2
Poetry
100
A one-eyed monster
What is a cyclops?
100
A main character
Juliet is one.
100
narrator
The person who tells the story?
100
cliche
What is an overused term
100
stanza
What is a "paragraph" in poetry called?
200
The god who Odysseus angered.
Who is Poseidon?
200
conflict
The battle beyond the Montagues and Capulets would be considered a what?
200
plot
What is the series of events in a piece of literature called?
200
genre
What is a word for a category of literature?
200
end rhyme
What is the literary term for rhyming at the end of two lines?
300
Penelope
The name of Odysseus' wife?
300
foreshadowing
The chorus gave us a hint of what was to come in the play. This is an example of ...
300
setting
What is the term for the place where the story takes place?
300
simile
What is a comparison between things using the words "like" or "as"?
300
foot
What is a measurement of poetic line, stressed and unstressed...
400
Troy and Greece
What are the name of the two communities fighting in the epic poem and movie?
400
dialogue
When Romeo and Juliet banter back and forth. It is considered...?
400
onomatopoeia
Boom, bang, ploop...are considered what?
400
metaphor
What is a comparison between two things not using the words "like" or "as"?
400
imagery
What is the use of words or phrases to evoke a particular feel in a poem called?
500
Hades
The god of the underworld?
500
anecedote
What does Mercutio tell several of these during the play?
500
dennotation
What is the dictionary definition of a word?
500
hyperbole
What is over-the-top exaggeration?
500
symbol
What is the literary term for something that stands for or represents an idea or thing?
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