Lit Terms 1
Lit Terms 2
Tell me why
What is what
Who what and how
100
A comparison of 2 unlike things, using “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
100
Giving human qualities to an inhuman object
What is personification?
100
Why is Romeo sad at the opening of the play?
Rosaline does not love him
100
What kills Juliet?
A dagger
100
Who is the main source of comedy in the play?
The Nurse
200
Two opposites jammed together. When contradictory terms appear in conjunction
What is an oxymoron?
200
Someone on stage alone expressing their thought
What is a soliloquy?
200
Why is Romeo Banished?
He killed Tybalt.
200
What is dramatic irony?
The audience's knowledge surpasses that of the characters
200
Who does Mercutio compare to a boat?
The Nurse
300
Central idea of a work of literature
What is theme?
300
Play in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
What is a tragedy?
300
Why does Balthasar travel to Mantua?
To tell Romeo that Juliet is dead.
300
What is a foil?
A character that has qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character in order to highlight one of the characters.
300
Who lives in Mantua that sells poison
The Apothecary
400
Welcomes the audience and gives them a taste of the story
What is a prologue?
400
Fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter
What is a sonnet?
400
Why does Romeo place Paris' body inside Juliet's tomb?
Paris asks Romeo to put him there.
400
A comparison between 2 unlike things without "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor
400
How many hours is Juliet asleep after she drinks the potion?
48 hours
500
"Written in the stars” pre-determined destiny
What is fated?
500
Series of stressed and unstressed syllables
What is iambic pentameter?
500
Why does the Friar marry Romeo and Juliet?
He hopes the marriage will end the feud between the two families.
500
Is the Prince a Capulet or a Montague?
Trick question: Neither
500
What does Mercutio say right before he dies?
A plague on both your houses.
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