Poetry Terms
Comparing using like or as
simile
to fake, to copy
counterfeit
Reached for a green light
Gatsby
Jewish money lender
Shylock
In 1914 Britain declared war upon ...
Germany
Shylock says he will get his revenge
"I'll have my bond..."
Comparing saying one thing is something else
metaphor
to obtain, to get
to procure
pro golfer
Jordan
Merchant with good reputation
Antonio
Birth place of Emily Dickinson
Some things are deceptively elegant
"All that glistens is not gold."
a repeated image or word
motif
to guess, to suppose
to hazard, to extrapolate
Cried over silk shirts
Daisy
Silly servant
Lancelet
Number of plays published during Shakespeare's lifetime
18
Young man's obligation to older man
"To you I owe the most in money and in love."
Engaging the five senses when writing
imagery
to hedge, to not give a straight response
to equivocate
Let Daisy drive the car
Gatsby
Stole money
Jessica
Age of McCrae when he signed up for the war
42 years old
Shylock on equality
Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands....."
repeating the beginning sound in several words close together
alliteration
to tally, to count up
to tell
Converted garage for autos into a stable for horses
Tom
Spendthrift in debt
Bassanio
Birth date for Emily Dickinson
December 10, 1830
Portia asking loyalty from her husband
"I give with this ring which when you part from .. let it presage the ruin of your love"
making reference to common cultural knowledge
allusion
to wave, to signal by moving something held back and forth
to waft
Business partner with Gatsby
Wolfsheim
Wild party guy who fell in love
Graziano
A way Shakespeare played with language
pun, malapropism, metaphor, simile, inverted sentences
Portia asking Shylock to let go of bond and take the money
"The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as gentle rain from heaven ...."
Formula of part one and part two with one having a secondary meaning or homophone
pun
to pay down
to amoritize
Had 30th birthday casually mentioned
Nick
Gossipy man who spread information
Salarino
Why did an Elizabethan actor want a patron?
not to be classified as a "common player" for occupation (lumped with "beggars")
Husband asking court to turn a blind eye to justice and morality
"Do a great right; do a little wrong."