Night
Poetry
Research
Vocab
Romeo & Juliet
100

Night is a nonfiction story told from the author's perspective and concerned with a specific time or event in the writer's life. In other words, it is this.

What is a MEMOIR?

100

This is a literary device that aims to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture for readers.

What is IMAGERY?

100

It's a concise sentence (or two) that articulates the main points or argument of a research paper, and it typically occurs in the very first paragraph.

What is a THESIS (STATEMENT)?

100
It means "to make something easier or more likely to happen, especially by providing support."

What is FACILITATE?

100

She is Romeo's initial love interest (before he spots Juliet).

Who is ROSALINE?

200

A type of story that deals with the transition from childhood to adolescence or adulthood may be called this type of writing.

What is COMING-OF-AGE?

200

A pair of successive lines of poetry that often rhyme and have the same meter is called this.

What is a COUPLET?

200

It's a list of all the sources used in research and is displayed at the very end of a paper.

What is a WORKS CITED (PAGE)?

200

Something that speeds up a chemical reaction or other process is called this.

What is a CATALYST?

200

He's the nobleman who slays Mercutio and is then slain by one of the story's protagonists.

Who is TYBALT?

300

It's the instrument played by Juliek in his final moment of rebellion against the Nazis.

What is a VIOLIN?

300

It's a rhetorical device characterized by exaggerated statements that are not meant to be taken literally.

What is HYPERBOLE?

300

By crediting original sources, citations (such as in-text citations) avoid this writing problem.

What is PLAGIARISM?

300

If you are able to enter a place or are allowed to get something, you may be said to have (this) to it.

What is ACCESS?

300

These "introductory parts" take the shape of sonnets in the play, but they only occur in Acts One and Two.

What are PROLOGUES?

400

It's the name for a Jewish place of worship or a place for community gatherings.

What is a SYNAGOGUE?

400

When a line of poetry flows into the next line, it's called this.

What is ENJAMBMENT?

400

This is a way to rephrase information presented by an original source in one's own words---but still keeping about the same number of words.

What is a PARAPHRASE?

400

It means "to correct, fix, or set right."

What is RECTIFY?

400

It's the city where the play takes place.

What is VERONA?

500

It is the full first name of Night's protagonist.

What is ELIEZER?

500

"The car slowly rolled over the edge of the road" is an example of this poetic sound device.

What is ASSONANCE?

500

Relying on clear and defined research standards, taking one's time with research, and considering counterpoints to one's own claims are all great ways to avoid this four-letter writing issue.

What is BIAS?

500

It's another word for a "fake action meant to distract or mislead someone."

What is a FEINT?

500

Romeo's name and Juliet's name are part of the play's title, making them both this type of character.

What is EPONYMOUS?