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Shakespeare
Sentence Types
Parts of Speech
Literary Terms
Mixed Bag
100
A remark made to the audience or another character, but is not heard by others on stage. Usually reveals the speaker's private thoughts.
What is an aside?
100
This type of sentence has two subjects, two verbs, and two independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
100
This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
100
Two contradictory terms listed together.
What is an oxymoron?
100
therefore, but, however are this type of transition word
What are contrasting transitions words?
200
He is Romeo's foil character.
Who is Mercutio?
200
This type of sentence in a independent clause and has one subject and one verb.
What is a simple sentence?
200
This part of speech replaces a noun.
What is a pronoun?
200
She moves like a slow, slithering snake is a
What is simile?
200
These tell the actors how to act or speak.
What are stage directions?
300
When the audience knows more than the characters on stage.
What is dramatic irony?
300
This type of sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
300
Slowly is which part of speech?
What is an adverb?
300
Two images placed together to show contrast
What is a juxtaposition?
300
stems from Greek tradition and would have shrunk from a group to one person during Shakespeare's time.
What is the chorus
400
Consists of 14 lines, iambic pentameter, three quatrains and a couplete
What is a sonnet?
400
These three types of sentences can contain FANBOYS to join clauses.
What are compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences?
400
The word tall is which part of speech?
What is an adjective?
400
An idea the author is trying to express.
What is a theme?
400
Is used in a series or with FANBOYS.
What is a comma?
500
This character serves as comic relief in Romeo and Juliet.
Who is the nurse?
500
These types of sentences contain subordinate conjunctions.
What are complex and compound-complex?
500
This part of speech gives a relation between two nouns in a sentence.
What is a preposition?
500
cold fire, bright smoke, and sick health are examples of
What are oxymorons?
500
This punctuation is used to insert another thought.
What is a dash?