Literary Devices
Comparing two things using Like or As
What is a simile
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter and the remaining letters in lower case
What is capitalization
The two families that were against each other
Who are The Montagues and The Capulets
Who was Walter's Lawyer
Who is Bryan Stevenson
As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results.
What is Ethos
Giving non-human objects human characteristics
What is personification
Used to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence
What are commas
Who was Romeo in love with at the beginning of the play
Who is Rosaline Capulet
How long was Walter incarcerated
What is 6 years
His hair is matted and dirty; he is skinny and weak from going days without food.
What is Pathos
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
What is Alliteration
The process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word
What is spelling
The town Romeo ran away to after killing Tybalt
What is Mantua
Who was the sheriff who arrested Walter
Who is Tom Tate
If we don't leave this place soon, we'll be yelling for help. There's no one to help us here, let's get out of here and live
What is Pathos
Hints at events to come and builds anticipation
What is Foreshadowing
The marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning
What is punctuation
Who Juliet's father wanted her to marry
Who is Count Paris
What was the name of Walter's wife
Who is Minnie McMillian
It was said that Elon musk used to save homeless people off the street.
What is Ethos/Pathos
Replaces harsh words with mild, indirect phrasing
What is Euphemism
Used between closely related independent clauses which are not joined by a coordinating conjunction
What is a semicolon
The form of english that is used in Romeo and Juliet
What is Elizabethan English
Why was the evidence used against Walter not reliable
Because it was based off the testimony of one man's word
Germ-X kills 99.999% of germs.
What is Logos