A device often used in drama when a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings that only the audience hears.
What is a soliloquy?
100
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Who is Juliet?
100
Hints of what is to come in the action of a play or a story.
What is foreshadowing?
200
The feeling that the reader gets from the text.
What is Mood?
200
This poem using mainly...
Autumn brushes her hair slowly
Letting the glorious colors
flow gently to the earth below.
Showing off vibrant colors
in contrast to summer's green dress.
What is a personification?
200
A (usually short) comment by one character towards the audience.
What is an aside?
200
"A plague o'both your houses!"
Who is Mercutio?
200
The author's attitude about his/her piece of writing.
What is Tone?
300
The BIG IDEA of a text. The main idea that is connected throughout the whole text.
What is Theme?
300
This poem primarily uses...
Diamonds quivered
On the stalks of grass
below
It's green quilt of rolling hills.
What is imagery?
300
In citing a quotation from a play, you must do ACT, ____, and Lines.
What is Scene?
300
"Parting is such sweet sorrow."
Juliet
300
Writing that touches one or more of the 5 senses.
What is Imagery?
400
A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play
What is Conflict?
400
An object in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself
What is a symbol?
400
Their purpose is to inform the audience of the plot, to clarify or recap the story, or provide a moral at the end of the play.
What is the Chorus?
400
"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
Who is the Prince?
400
The voice of a text that often knows everything and fills in information between dialogue and/or actions.
What is the Narrator?
500
"My love is a red, red rose,"
is an example of...
What is metaphor?
500
When this poem is labeled abcb
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
and so are you
What is rhyme scheme?
500
The Globe
What is the playhouse where William Shakespeare's plays were performed?
500
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Who is Juliet?
500
person vs. self; person vs. person; person vs. society; person vs. nature