Name that character
Poetry
Fill in the Blank
Synonyms
Act it out!
100
This character insisted on being melancholy with vehemence.
Who is Jacques?
100
Poetry written in unrhymed lines that maintain a regular metrical pattern, predominantly iambic pentameter.
What is a blank verse?
100
Billy Bob the 67th is _______ at roasting marshmellows.
a.) abhor
b.) adept
c.) blank verse
d.) acumen
What is: b.) adept
adept (adj.) extremely skilled (Tarzan was adept at jumping from tree to tree like a monkey.)
100
Pleasure, delight, and enjoyment are synonyms for this word:
a.) Abjection
b.) Tribulation
c.) Delectation
What is (c) Delectation?
100
To ruminate...
What is... to think carefully, deeply, and repeatedly about something.
200
This wrestler was sinewy, but still unable to defeat Orlando.
Who is Charles the wrestler
200
A rhythmic poetic structure consisting of a 10-syllable line with five alternating pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables
What is Iambic Pentameter?
200
The best way to skip school is to ____ sick.
a.) feign
b.) abhor
c.) acumen
d.) woo
What is: a.) feign
Feign- (v) to pretend to feel, be sick, or be affected by something, usually to trick people
200
A synonym for "moonish":
a.) rude
b.) solicitous
c.) changeable
d.) resolute
What is (c.) changeable.
Moonish: Changeable or fickle, like the moon
200
To sunder...
What is... To split, break, or forcefully tear something apart.
300
This character importuned Phoebe regardless of her many rejections.
Who is Silvius?
300
A reflective poem or song that expresses sorrow, grief, or lamentation, usually for someone who has died or over a profound loss.
What is an elegy?
300
The harp had a _____ tone. It was as soothing as a lullaby.
a.) dulcet
b.) nuptial
c.) churlish
d.) moonish
What is: a.) dulcet
300
Synonym for "Abhor"
What is... hate, detest, loathe, despise, abominate, execrate
300
To feign...
What is... To pretend to feel, be sick, or be affected by something, usually to trick people.
400
They say, "According to the fool’s bolt, sir, and such dulcet diseases", mocking their "sweet disease" of wit as a fool.
Who is Touchstone?
400
A type of poetic foot with a pattern of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (DUM da). Compared to an iamb, this feels surprisingly unnatural to English speakers.
What is a trochee (or trochaic verse)?
400
Josh was a melancholy guy, so he liked to ______ in his sadness.
a.) abhor
b.) sunder
c.) ruminate
d.) swoon
What is: c.) ruminate
ruminate (v.) to contemplate, reflect (Terry liked to ruminate while sitting on the banks of the river, staring pensively into the water.)
400
Synonym for "boorish"
rude, crude, impolite, ill-mannered, churlish, insensitive
400
To bandy...
To exchange words or blows, often in a quarrelsome way.
500
This character, a god, made his first and only appearance at the nuptial ceremony.
Who is Hymen?
500
A line of a verse that ends with an unstressed extra syllable.
What are hypermetrical endings?
500
Martin acted out during dinner, causing his mother to call him ______ . She melodramatically said she was tired of the ______ behaviors.
a.) pastoral, churlish
b.) churlish, base
c.) adept, jointure
d.) sinewy, woo
What is: b.) churlish, base
Churlish- (adj) rude, surly, bad-tempered, or lacking in basic politeness.
Base- (adj) lacking moral principles, dishonorable, or having low quality and value.
500
Synonyms for "Chaste"
What is... pure, modest, simple, virgin
500
To act out the word "Nuptial".
Nuptial: Relating to marriage or a wedding ceremony.