What is the difference between dramatic and verbal irony?
What is dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not. Verbal irony is when a character says the opposite of what they mean.
BONUS (200 Points): Name an example of EITHER type of irony.
100
We are introduced to the setting and characters; the setting is Verona. We know our protagonists are Romeo & Juliet.
What is the Exposition.
100
"Beautiful tyrant"
What is an oxymoron.
100
This character is naive and innocent.
Who is Juliet.
100
Which literary term does this quote describe: "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars, / Shall bitterly begin his fearful fate..."
What is foreshadowing.
200
When the author hints at things to come.
What is foreshadowing.
200
Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished.
What is the Climax.
200
"O, then I see QUEEN MAB hath been with you."
What is allusion (Queen Mab).
200
This character meets an "untimely end," because he loves too easily and makes quick decisions.
Who is Romeo.
200
The following quote is an example of which term: "Ask for me / tomorrow, and you shall find me a GRAVE man."
What is a pun.
300
An over-exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole.
300
The families end their feud and build a gold statue to honor their children.
What is the Resolution.
300
"A thousand times good night."
What is hyperbole.
300
This character is one of the two people who know of Romeo and Juliet's marriage; betrays Juliet.
Who is the Nurse.
300
What is ironic about Friar Laurence's speech to the Capulets and Paris when they find Juliet "dead" in her bedroom?
What is she is not actually dead, and the Friar knows this.
400
A play on words.
What is a pun.
400
Romeo kills himself. Juliet wakes up and kills herself when she realizes Romeo is dead.
What is the Falling Action.
400
"desire doth in his death-bed lie."
What is alliteration.
400
This character secretly marries Romeo & Juliet and is faithful and helpful until the end.
Who is Friar Laurence.
400
What is the setting of the play and how long did it take to perform, according to the Prologue?
What is Verona, Italy and 2 hours.
500
Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
What is a simile is a comparison USING like or as. A metaphor is a comparison NOT using like or as.
500
Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married in secret, even though their families hate each other.
What is the Rising Action.
500
"No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door."
What is simile.
500
Explain who Mercutio and Benvolio are in the play.
What is they are both Romeo's friends. Mercutio is his best friend and dies; he speaks in puns and jokes all the time. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin and is calm and peaceful.
500
What nickname does Mercutio give Tybalt? Describe Tybalt.
Who is The Prince/King of Cats. Answers may vary for description.