Poetic Forms
his 3-line Japanese form often captures a moment in nature and follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
He is the Duke of Athens, preparing to marry Hippolyta at the start of the play.
Who is Thesus?
This is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words, like in “Hear the mellow wedding bells.”
What is assonance?
This type of play is known for mistaken identities, magical mishaps, and a happy ending—just like A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
What is a comedy?
What is the name of Miss Russell's Cat?
Toulouse
This 14-line poem, often about love, is written in iambic pentameter and can be Shakespearean or Petrarchan.
She is Queen of the Fairies and is temporarily enchanted to fall in love with a man who has a donkey's head.
Who is Titania?
This is the voice or narrator of a poem—not always the poet.
Who is the speaker?
The play is set mostly in this magical and mysterious location outside the city of Athens.
What is the forest?
What sport does miss russell coach?
Rugby
This type of humorous 5-line poem has an AABBA rhyme scheme and often starts with “There once was...”
What is a limerick?
This mischievous fairy serves Oberon and is known for causing trouble, especially with a love potion.
Who is Puck (or Robin Goodfellow)?
This is a comparison using “like” or “as,” such as “Her smile was like sunshine.”
What is a simile
This powerful item causes much of the confusion in the play, making people fall in love with the wrong person.
What is the love potion (or magic flower juice)?
What is Miss Russell's job with the Timberwolves?
Director of Game night
This narrative poem tells a story, often of love or tragedy, and was originally meant to be sung.
What is a ballad?
She is in love with Lysander and defies her father’s wishes by running away with him.
Who is Hermia?
This is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
What is meter?
This group of tradesmen puts on a play called Pyramus and Thisbe as part of the wedding entertainment.
What are the Mechanicals?
STU
This form doesn’t follow any specific structure or rhyme scheme and allows poets to write freely.
What is free verse?
This weaver is given a donkey’s head and becomes the object of Titania’s affection through magic.
Who is Nick Bottom?
This term refers to a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza?
The title A Midsummer Night’s Dream suggests this element is important to the play, especially in how it blurs logic and reality.
What is the theme of dreams?
How many tattoo's does Miss Russell currently have?