Character Types
Protagonist and Antagonist
P- main character
A- opposition to protagonist
in what way are romeo and juliet lovers
star crossed lovers
simile and metaphor
S- comparing two unlike things using like or as
M- comparing two unlike things not using like or as
dissementate
to scatter or spread widely
Major and Minor
Major- vital to the plot
Minor- background/ support to the major
what era did romeo and Juliet take place
Elizabethan era
personification
giving objects that are not alive human characteristics
alacrity
promptness in responding
Stereotype character
ex. Damsel in Distress, basketcase, class clown
who is Paris
the person who wants to marry juliet and who her father later tries to force her hand to
alliteration
repetition of beginning consonant sounds
ex. sally sells seashells by the seashore
ubiquitous
present in large numbers or many different places
What does GTA stand for and when do we use it?
G-Genre
T- Title
A- Author
We use it when writing a thematic statement
Dynamic and Static
D- character changes over time
S- Character does not change over time
hyperbole
exaggerated claims or statements
impetus
a driving force; anything that causes action
parts of a body paragraph
1. topic sentence
2. quote/ evidence
3. commentary (explanations)
4. concluding sentence
Round and Flat
R- they have a complex personality
F- one kind of personality
Spartan
marked by a lack of luxury; simplicity
parts of plot mountain
1. prologue
2. rising action
3. climax
4. falling action
5. resolution