R&J
All That I Am
The Outsiders
Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
100

Romeo and Juliet is what type of play?

Tragedy

100

In the story “Going Back Home” Michelle Wood learned of her heritage by

Listening to family stories

100

Whom does Johnny idolize?

Dally

100

“The repetition of an initial consonant sound in two or more words in the same line” defines which term?

Alliteration

100

What part of speech is: run

verb

200

Why was Romeo banished?

He killed Tybalt

200

The main idea of the article, “I was a Teenage Ingenue” is...

some teenagers have interests other than make-up and fun quizzes

200

“Tuff” means ___________

Cool

200

“A comparison by stating that one object actually is something else” defines which term?

Metaphor

200

What part of speech is: Danica

Proper noun

300

"What's in a name?  That which we call a rose would smell just as sweet if it had any other name."

Juliet

300

In the story, “Borders”, Laetitia’s mother's’ answer to the nationality question at the border is

Blackfoot

300

Several times throughout the text, Ponyboy mentions Darry’s icy blue eyes. What do Darry’s eyes suggest about his personality?

Darry is cold, mean and logical (thinks)

300

"An obvious exaggeration” defines which term?

Hyperbole

300

What part of speech is: scarcely

adverb

400

What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo has been banished?

Act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris

400

What characteristic would best be attributed to Laetitia’s mother?

Pride

400

What factored into shaping Johnny’s shy, nervous personality?

His verbally abusive mother

His drunk, belligerent, physically abusive father

Being jumped by the Socs

400

Giving non-living things human characteristics defines which literary term?

Personification

400

What part of speech is: grassy

adjective

500

“I fear, too early: for my mind misgives/ Some consequence yet hanging in the stars.” This is an example of:

Foreshadowing

500

The roads in the poem, “The Road Not Taken”, symbolize:

Choices

500

“things are rough all over”

 Cherry

Everyone has problems, and suffering is part of the human condition

500

“Experience teaches us best through tumbles, twists and twirls” is an example of:

Alliteration

500

What part of speech is: on

preposition