A rhythm of 10 syllables per line where you put the stress on every other syllable.
100
Define Languish.
To become weak; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect.
100
Define dote.
To show someone or something excessive fondness
100
9/11 brought _____ to the people who were in New York City at the time.
Calamity
100
Banish
Exile
200
Define Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a word or phrase that contradicts its own meaning.
200
Define Pernicious.
Deadly or harmful.
200
Define nimble.
Quick and skillful; clever.
200
Even though all of her friends would be gone for the whole summer, the girl realized that she could not go more than a ____ without missing her parents.
Fortnight
200
Torment
Affliction
300
What does mercurial mean? Name one character in Romeo and Juliet that is mercurial and state why.
Mercurial means to be unpredictable and to change moods very fast.
Ex: Romeo is mercurial because he goes from loving Rosaline to then being madly in love with Juliet, a girl he just met.
300
Define Portentous
Ominous; foreboding; threatening
300
What does it mean to walk slowly or stroll?
Amble
300
Although the robber would not _____ anyone else for doing the crime, he would not confess either.
Impute
300
Name a synonym for reconcile.
Arbitrate
400
Give one characteristic of a tragedy.
When the protagonist dies, many of the characters are going through some kind of suffering, etc.
400
Give a word that means dangerous.
Perilous, baleful, etc.
400
Define valor.
Heroic courage or bravery.
400
There was obvious _____ between the homes of the Montagues and the Capulets.
Discord
400
Dexterity (synonym is a verb!)
Nimble
500
What is the difference between a monologue and a soliloquy?
Both involve a single person speaking, but a soliloquy is just the actor talking to the audience. In a monologue, the actor can be talking to other people.
500
What is a word that means sad or thoughtful?
Pensive.
500
What does reconcile mean?
To restore a friendship.
500
I was in a good mood but became _____ when I saw the grey sky from the window.
Dismal
500
What is one of the Romeo and Juliet vocab words that is a synonym of mercurial?