Language Arts 1
Every proper noun begins with this.
A capital letter
An issue a character has to face is called a...
Conflict
This is the ELA term for what happens in a story...
Plot
What do the boys decide to use a symbol of who has authority / the ability to speak in a meeting?
A shell (conch)
Romeo is a Montague. What is Juliet's family name?
Capulet
The perspective of a story/text.
Author's point of view
Figurative language that compares two things using like or as.
Simile
The part of a story that is typically the most intense; where the conflict comes to a high point.
Climax
What about Piggy's appearance is a SYMBOL showing him to be the smartest, or at least to think of things the other boys don't think of.
Glasses
This kind of Shakespeare play / drama is called a what? Hint: It means the play will not end happily.
Tragedy
When the author gives hints in the story about what will happen next
Foreshadowing
What words would be used in second person point of view.
you, yours
The opposite of protagonist
Antagonist
Later in the book, what do the boys do to their appearance that allows them to act out more; i.e. to be more savage without feeling guilty
They paint their faces; it's like a "mask"
At the end, the audience knows Juliet is not actually dead, but Romeo believes it is true. What is this kind of drama called in ELA when the audience knows something the character doesn't? "Dramatic _________"
Irony
Figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration.
hyperbole
Explain what it means to compare and contrast.
Compare= similar
Contrast= difference
When you are able to draw your own conclusions or ideas from a reading, you are making __________.
What are Inferences.
What do the boys continue to neglect despite its ability to possibly save them from the island?
The signal fire
Finish the line: "Parting is such sweet ________". Hint: Juliet is expressing her disappointment that Romeo has to leave her for a bit.
"Parting is such sweet sorrow."
The principal character in a story.
Protagonist
The message the author is trying to get across
Theme
The person telling the story
The narrator
Who ends up finding the boys on the island?
A Navy officer
Aside from the Nurse, this older man is the main source of help for Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence