Romeo & Juliet Terms
something spoken that is not meant to be heard by the person next to the speaker
“A plague o’ both your houses!”
Mercutio cursing the Capulets and Montagues
The model or example
Prototype
Who wrote "The Odyssey"?
Homer
This sentence is what type of sentence?
Students seemed to enjoy the performances during the show.
simple sentence
Double Entendre means...
an expression that has two meanings, one of which is usually sexual
“But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart. My will to her consent is but a part;”
Force Juliet to love you. I agree, and that’s all that matters.
A Tragic Flaw is...
A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a hero
What was highly valued by the Greeks at that time, especially because it could be a god in disguise?
Hospitality
This sentence is what type of sentence?
The students seemed to have a nice time although the concert was short.
Complex - 1 independent clause & 1 dependent clause
Iambic pentameter means...
lines of poetry that have 5 pairs of unstressed, then stressed syllables
“All this I know…/ And if aught in this/ Miscarried by my fault, let my old life/ Be sacrificed…/ Unto the rigor of severest law.”
This quote by Friar Lawrence shows us what?
Friar Lawrence’s sense of regret and responsibility for what happened
In media res means...
True or False:
The Lotus-Eaters detained five of Odysseus’ men on their island (in a trance).
FALSE - it was only 3 men
Smart, handsome, empathetic Atticus Finch met me at Starbucks.
complete subject
A Sonnet is...
A poem with 14 lines, iambic pentameter, and a specific rhyme scheme
“By giving liberty unto thine eyes./ Examine other beauties.”
Who says this quote and what does it mean?
Benvolio’s advice to Romeo since he is heartbroken over Rosaline.
An adjective or descriptive phrase used in an epic to help the rhyme scheme
epithet
What god tried to help Odysseus after the Cyclops?
Aeolus, the god of wind
My student, Brooke, loves Taylor Swift.
noun of direct address
An Oxymoron is...
Two opposite words or ideas put together for effect
True or False: Romeo says this in reference to Benvolio.
“He jests at scars that never felt a wound.”
FALSE - Romeo is talking about Mercutio
A classic and Greek word/phrase for pride:
hubris
What punishment does Zeus give to Odysseus and his crew when they leave Helios' island?
Zeus sends a lightning bolt that strikes and kills all of them.
Millie, Charlotte, and Cooper love to run in the woods behind my house.
infinitive phrase