Romeo and Juliet Again
Non Fiction
Poetic Devices
Miscellaneous Again
The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Shakespeare
200

This is how Romeo kills himself

drinks poison

200

"associated with “literary works” (literature, stories, etc.) or other formal writing" is the definition of this type of non-fiction text

literary

200

A combination of two words that appear to contradict each other is the definition of this poetic device

Oxymoron
200

the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters through the limited perceptions of one other person is called this

3rd person POV

200

Shakespeare's language is referred to as "this" type of English

Early Modern English

400

This is how Juliet kills herself

stabs herself with a dagger

400

A biography would be this type of non-fiction writing

literary

400

A brief reference to a person, historical event, biblical or mythological situation or character is the definition of this device

Allusion

400

- Poetry that lacks a consistent rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, or musical form is called this type of poem

Free verse

400

The era in which Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in is called this

Elizabethan 

600

This character wanted to marry Juliet, and her father wanted her to marry him!

Paris

600

This is one purpose of non-fiction.

persuade, entertain, inform, etc.
600

this device suggests that a simple or ordinary object, event, animal, or person represents deeper meaning or significance.

symbolism

600

This part of a classic Shakespearean tragedy is represented in Romeo and Juliet when the Capulet and Montague father's shake hands at the end of the play

Glimpse of Order Restored

600

Thou, Thee, Thy and Thine are all ways in which one may say forms of this word.

You/Your

800

This is Romeo's Hamartia

Impulsivity, letting his heart control his actions, hasty decision-making

800

This type of non-fiction shares details of an event or instructions to complete something in the order they happen or need to happen.

Chronological/Sequential

800

A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words is called this

An idiom

800

Juliet “weeps for Tybalt’s death.” (4.1.6). Explain how this is ironic.

Juliet is actually weeping for Romeo's role in Tybalt's death

800

Shakespearean plays were written with this meter in mind.

Iambic Pentameter

1000

Explain how the quote below shows that Lord Capulet has changed since Act 1 of the play.

“"Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!/ I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday,/ or never after look met in the face./ Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (3.5.165-167)

At first he didn't want Juliet to get married so young and said it was her choice. By this point, he is suggesting that she not wanting to marry Paris makes her disobedient and that he wants nothing to do with her.

1000

An author of non-fiction might add or include some of these to help support their text.

subheadings, photos, quotations, bolded sub-text, sidebars or framed texts

1000

Imagery that calls upon our sense of smell is called this type of imagery

Olfactory
1000

What part of a classic Shakespearean tragedy occurs when Juliet and Friar Lawrence begin planning to fake Juliet's death, which then leads to a huge miscommunication?

Tragic Force

1000

Est and Eth are common suffixes used in Shakespeare's place that represent words ending in this word sound

d, t, or s