Hamlet
Gertrude is unable to see the _______
What is ghost?
Hamlet and Laretes fight here during Ophelia's funeral?
What is Ophelia's grave?
Series of words in a row that have the same consonant sound at the beginning
What is alliteration?
Comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is "simile"?
Poem without regular rhyme scheme or metrical pattern
What is "free verse"?
The death of her ________ drives Ophelia mad
What is her "father"?
Claudius killed King Hamlet by putting poison in his_________
Ear
What is diction?
"My mother has a heart of gold" is an example of a
What is "metaphor"?
Third person narrator who "sees all"
What is "omniscient"?
In the beginning of the play, Marcellus states, "Something is ________ in the state of Denmark."
What is "rotten"?
The last character to die in the play
Who is Hamlet?
A great exaggeration used to emphasize a point
Secondary character used to highlight the traits of a main character
What is "foil"?
A short story that illustrates an instructive lesson or principle Ex: The Prodigal Son ro The Boy Who Cried Wolf
What is a "parable"?
The ghost tells Hamlet not to be ill-mannered to this character
Who is Gertrude?
King Hamlet killed ______________ in most recent war for land
Who is "Fortinbras?"
Universally recognized symbol Ex. hero, princess, tortured artist
What is an archetype?
The ordering and structuring of words
What is syntax?
The repetition of consonant sounds within words, not the beginning of words
What is consonance?
This character speaks the first line in the play
Who is Bernado?
Hamlet discovers ____________ skull in the courtyard
Who is Yorick?
All the emotions or feelings a word can arouse
What is "connotation"?
Specific work that is exaggerated to ridiculousness Ex: Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein movie
What is "paradoy"?
The meaning of "antecedant"