Shakespeare’s Life & Legacy
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Shakespearean Language
Literary Devices in Romeo and Juliet
Translate the Lines
100
What was William Shakespeare’s profession?
A playwright and a poet
100
How many lines does a Shakespearean sonnet have?
154
100
What body language gesture is the equivalent of a middle finger?
Biting your thumb
100
"A thousand times good night!"
Hyperbole
100
Dost thou love me?
Do you love me?
200
What famous theater is most associated with Shakespeare’s plays?
The Globe Theater
200
What poetic meter does Shakespeare use in his sonnets?
Iambic Pentameter
200
How do you write a Shakespearean insult?
Thou art a... ____, ____, ____
200
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field."
Simile
200
Thou art fair and wise.
You are beautiful and wise
300
In what century did Shakespeare write most of his works?
The 16th century (1500s)
300
What does “iambic pentameter” mean?
Alternating between unstressed and stressed syllables
300
What’s an example of a word that Shakespeare introduced into the English language?
300
"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon."
Personification
300
"Wilt thou come hither anon?"
Will you come here soon?
400
About how many words is Shakespeare credited with adding to the English language?
1700 (acceptable between 1500 and 2000)
400
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
400
In Shakespeare’s time, what was the key difference between using "thou" and "you" when addressing someone?
"Thou" was used informally with close friends, family, or inferiors, while "you" was more formal and used for showing respect or addressing superiors.
400
"She speaks yet she says nothing"
Paradox
400
"Thither must thou go, though woe doth burden thy heart."
You must go there, even though sadness weighs on your heart.
500
Shakespeare wrote 154 of this type of poem
Sonnet
500
What is the final two-line section of a Shakespearean sonnet called?
A couplet
500
Pronounce the word "ay"
eye or i
500
What is the difference between an oxymoron and a paradox?
A paradox is a longer statement or idea that seems contradictory at first but actually reveals a deeper truth when analyzed. An oxymoron is a short phrase (usually two words) that combines contradictory or opposite ideas.
500
Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.
Their deaths put an end to their parents’ conflict.