Vocab
What is Bildungsroman?
Novel depicting someone's growth from childhood to adulthood
What is the simplified version of Sirrah?
Sir
True or False: The Cordero family moved a lot?
True
What is the paragraph at the beginning of each act called?
Prologue
What formats does Shakepeare write in?
Iambic penatmeter, rhyming verse, prose, blank verse
What is a Sonnet?
Form of a love poem with 14 lines
What is the simplified version of Prithee?
What object did Esperanza admire for their strength?
Where do Romeo & Juliet meet?
The Capulet masquerade party.
What does Shakespeare foreshadow in the prologue of Act 1?
What is Exposition?
Background plot information
What is the simplified version of Betwixt?
Between
Why doesn't Esperanza like her name?
It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing.
Who wants to kick Romeo out of the feast?
Tybalt
What is Motif?
A repeated idea throughout the story
What is the simplified version of Gramercy?
Thank you
What type of literary element is exemplified by this line?:
It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath
Personification
Who wants Juliet to get married? To who?
Lady Capulet, Nurse; Paris
What is a Neologism?
Word or expression created
What is inherited?
Something you get from an ancestor
What is the simplified version of Thee?
You
Who wrote "The House on Mango Street"
Sandra Cisneros
Why are Romeo & Juliet sad about finding out each others identities?
They find out their families are enemies
When is your Midterm?