Romeo & Juliet Lit. Terms
What are themes?
"The gate to the factory was left open all weekend." is an example of....
What is Passive Voice?
This poetry device is a stressed and an unstressed syllable.
What is a foot?
Misleading information to promote a political cause.
What is propaganda?
And example of this literary device is when Tybalt swears revenge on Romeo at the Capulet's party.
What is foreshadowing?
"The school librarian has formed a book club." is an example of....
What is Active Voice?
A stanza consisting of four lines
What is a quatrain?
"The heart represents love" is an example of this literary device.
What is symbolism?
... a relationship thwarted by fate… Today it broadly describes any couple whose love is doomed, regardless of the reason, whether familial opposition, societal pressures, or simply bad luck.
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What are Star-crossed Lovers?
A sentences that changes structure midway is called a...
What is a mixed construct?
A poem consists of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme and meter
What is a Sonnet?
A story with both literal and symbolic meaning
What is allegory?
When the audience knows something the character doesn’t
What is dramatic irony?
Look for phrases or clauses that:
#1 Do not work together logically
#2 Cause confusion in meaning
#3 The structure changes midway through the sentence
What is correcting Mixed Constructs?
The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is...
(Looking for letters)
What is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG?
This famous line from animal farm "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" is an example of THIS literary device-
What is Irony?
One on the best-known scenes in the play which include the lines:
"Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet."
What is the balcony scene?
In the sentence "Mrs Smith, my 6th grade teacher, also taught history in 9th grade." the phrase "my 6th grade teacher" is a example of...
What is an appositive?
The function of the final couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet is...
What is to summarize or provide a twist?
What is Satire?