Vocab/Parts of Speech
Dramatic irony
(noun): the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally
Personification
Giving people-like qualities to objects or things
“The wind whistles through the trees”
This death-or-chastity ultimatum is what Theseus reminds Hermia she must choose if she disobeys her father.
What is death or life as a nun?
This fairy’s interference in human affairs is blamed for fogs, floods, and spoiled harvests.
Who is Oberon?
What is Ms. Gibson's dog name?
Ember
Perjured
(adjective): law (of evidence) involving willfully told untruths; characterized by perjury
Onomatopoeia
Words that are also sounds
“The go-cart hit the other and BOOM!”
This exact time span is how long Theseus says remains before the new moon and his wedding day.
What is four days?
This specific flower, struck by Cupid’s arrow, causes lovers to dote upon the next living thing they see.
What is the love-in-idleness flower?
What is the hardest rock in the world?
Diamond
Universal
(adjective)- of having to do with, or characteristic of the whole world or the worlds population
Idiom
A phrase that does not make sense literally but makes sense because its commonly known
“It’s raining cats and dogs outside”
This man once wooed Helena with oaths sworn by the soul, the heavens, and Cupid’s strongest bow.
Who is Demetrius?
This changeling boy is the reason for the ongoing conflict between Oberon and Titania.
Who is the Indian boy?
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
Woo
(verb)- to seek to win the love or approval of
Oxymoron
Opposite terms being used together
“The silence was so loud”
This is the specific setting Hermia and Lysander plan to flee to in order to escape Athenian law.
What is Lysander’s aunt’s house, seven leagues from Athens?
This incorrect target receives the love potion first due to Puck’s mistake.
Who is Lysander?
What is the lowest place on earth?
The Dead Sea
Ellipsis
noun- a punctuation mark that indicates a pause or word that has been left out of a sentence
Give me an example of an anaphora
I have a dream
This group’s leader insists their play will “never please” unless it is performed before the Duke himself.
Who is Peter Quince?
This insult-filled description Helena gives of herself contrasts sharply with how she describes Hermia’s beauty.
What is “ugly as a bear” / “dwarf” / “dark”?
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