Argumentative Writing
The last body paragraph
What is the conclusion?
Where Romeo and Juliet met
What is Capulet's party?
The practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea
What is symbolism?
Janie read a book by the babbling brook.
What is alliteration?
The underlying message of a poem
What is the theme?
The sentence that comes at the end of the introduction, containing a claim, arguments, and counterclaim
What is a thesis statement?
How Romeo and Juliet die
What is suicide by poison and dagger?
When the literal meaning of what someone says is different from—and often opposite to—what they actually mean
What is verbal irony?
Lightning danced across the sky.
What is personification?
A poem with no set meter or verse that mimics natural speech patterns
What is a free-verse poem?
The minimum amount of words you need on your exam essay
What is 300?
The character known as Romeo's foil (or mirror opposite)
Who is Mercutio?
An indication of something that will happen in the future, often used as a literary device to hint at or allude to future plot developments
What is foreshadowing?
Their friendship is a rollercoaster ride.
What is a metaphor?
A short, highly musical verse that conveys powerful feelings
What is a lyric poem?
The opposing argument you must include in your first body paragraph
What is the counterclaim?
Give a brief, decent summary of the play
Two young people fall in love overnight from feuding households. Chaos ensues and there are people killed on both sides. The young lovers get married and immediately after, Romeo is exiled. Juliet takes a sleeping potion and Romeo receives the ill-fated message that she is dead. He goes to her tomb and takes his own life with a vial of poison he procured just as Juliet is waking up. Juliet is heartbroken and takes her own life.
A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character
What is a third-person limited point of view?
Has the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a sentence
What is alliteration?
A mood of sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations
What is nostaglia?
How you will prove your claim in the body paragraphs (two ways)
What are evidence and analysis?
Explain who you think is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet and give two solid arguments why.
Your teacher will judge your answer :)
A literary device that refers to the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader
What is imagery?
Come up with an example of simile, metaphor, and personification
Answers will be verified by the teacher
The leaves painted a pattern on the wall
What is personification?