The Simple Gift
What is the character who ran away from home?
Billy Luckett
Who are the two main families in the play?
The Capulets and the Montagues
Name ONE Tim Burton film.
Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas etc.
Name the technique that uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison. e.g. The teacher was like an angry lion.
Simile
How many players are on a soccer team on the field at one time?
11
What does Billy choose to live in while he is homeless?
A train carriage.
Who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence
Identify ONE word to describe Tim Burton's style
Dark, gothic, quirky
What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?
To engage the reader and make them think without actually needing to answer
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
What setting does most of the novel take place in?
Bendarat
What imagery does Romeo use frequently to describe Juliet?
Sunlight, light, stars, moon.
What type of character often appears as the protagonist in Tim Burton films?
An outsider, misfit or misunderstood character.
What is the technique called when human qualities are given to non-human things e.g. "The wind whispered through the trees"
Personification
What does 'NBA' stand for?
National Basketball Association
What is something interesting about the structure of the novel?
It is free verse poetry.
What is dramatic irony?
When they audience knows things that characters don't e.g. We know that Juliet isn't really dead but Romeo doesn't know that.
What type of director has a recognisable personal style across their films?
An Auteur
What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration for effect. E.g. I've told you a million times.
In Greek mythology, who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
Belonging
Recite a quote from the play!
Any line!
What film technique uses light and shadow to create mood and atmosphere?
Lighting
Provide an example of onomatopoeia.
Boom, bang, crash, hiss
Which two animals appear on the Australian coat of arms?
Kangaroo and Emu