Grammar
a group of words with a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought
independent clause
the name of Romeo's first love
Rosaline
the number of lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet
14
two characters speak to each other on stage
dialogue
son of Poseidon that Odysseus blinds
Polyphemus
group of words with a subject and verb that does NOT express a complete thought
dependent or subordinate clause
the only place Juliet is allowed to go without a chaperone
confession (shrift)
three
A character gives a long speech alone on stage, to no one in particular.
soliloquy
goddess of wisdom and warfare that assists Odysseus
Athena
the error made in writing when two independent clauses are combined using only a comma
comma splice
the cause of Mercutio's death
he was stabbed by Tybalt when Romeo came between them
the definition of a couplet
two rhyming lines of ten syllables - the last two lines in a Shakespearean sonnet
giving human characteristics to something non-human
personification
Odysseus's fatal flaw that gets him into trouble
pride or arrogance
the error made in writing when an incomplete thought is punctuated as if it were a complete thought
sentence fragment
the reason Romeo does not receive the letter from Friar Lawrence telling him about Juliet's fake death
the friar delivering the letter was delayed because of the plague quarantine
the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet
abab cdcd efef gg
A figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other.
oxymoron
eat the cattle
the error made in writing when multiple clauses are joined incorrectly
run on sentence
the number of deaths each family experiences (Montague, Capulet, & Prince)
two
a pattern of two syllables - the first is unaccented and the second is accented; when there are five of them, there is pentameter
iamb
play on words, often using two meanings of a word; usually funny
pun
this is how Penelope is able to put off the suitors for years
she weaves and unweaves a burial shroud for Laertes