Parts of Speech
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This character refused to say she was “Canadian” or “American” in Borders.
Who is Laetitia’s mother?
Who said, “Wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Who is Juliet?
This song critiques privilege and the impact of war.
What is “Fortunate Son”?
"Quickly" in the sentence "She ran quickly" is this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
This poem represents Canada’s diversity through colorful symbolism.
What is The Rainbow Colours of Canada?
Why is Romeo sad at the start of the play?
Because Rosaline rejected him.
This artist questions the government and speaks from personal experience.
Who is P!nk?
The word “under” in “The phone is under the chair” is this part of speech.
What is a preposition?
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.
What is personification?
What does the Medicine Wheel represent?
What are physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects?
What happens to Mercutio in the fight with Tybalt?
He is killed after Romeo interferes.
Which music-based character wore a French beret and met in coffeehouses?
What is a Beatnik?
This type of sentence gives a command and usually has no clear subject.
What is an imperative sentence?
“The joke is so old, I heard it riding a dinosaur.” Name this exaggerated figure of speech.
What is hyperbole?
In Acceptance, what does the teenage girl learn?
That she doesn’t need to change herself to be accepted.
What causes Friar Laurence’s plan to fail?
The letter doesn't reach Romeo due to a quarantine.
Define "satire" in the context of protest songs.
What is humor used to criticize society?
In the sentence “Hey! You should find it,” identify the part of speech for "Hey" and "should."
What is interjection and helping verb?
Identify the figurative language: “Scars are the roadmap to the soul.”
What is a metaphor?
What is one factor that shapes a person’s identity according to the unit?
What is society/family/media/environment?
How do the Capulets and Montagues respond to their children’s deaths?
They end the feud.
In The Last Saskatchewan Pirate, what message is the speaker conveying through satire?
What is resilience and social criticism about economic struggles?