Romeo and Juliet
The Odyssey
Poetry
Academic Vocabulary
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100

Who marries Romeo and Juliet?

Friar Lawrence

100
Name of Odyssey's wife

Penelope

100

What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?

A simile compares using the words "like" or "as"

100

What is the definition of objective?

Stating only facts, no opinions

100

Mrs. Merrill plays in a sports league every week. What sport does she play in?

Pickleball

200

Who is Romeo in love with before Juliet?

Rosaline

200
Name of Odyssey's son

Telemachus

200

What is personification?

Giving human-like qualities to unhuman things

200

Definition of opinion

An idea that you feel is true or correct -- not a fact.

200

What is Mrs. Merrill's favorite soda?

Diet Coke

300

What is the name of the city Romeo is banished to?

Mantua

300

Name of the goddess that stopped the fight and the end of the book

Athena

300

What figurative language represents the sound that it makes?

onomatopeia

300
Definition of indirect

An unclear or roundabout way of explaining a concept, causing a need for inference.

300

What other subject is Mrs. Merrill certified to teach?

History 

400

Who is sent to tell Romeo about the plan to be with Juliet? (in the original play)

another Friar

400

Who is the archer god

Apollo

400

What kind of figurative language is "definitely maybe."

Oxymoron

400

Definition of analyze

to examine and break down or process the details of a text.

400

What two electives did Mrs. Merrill teach this year?

Poetry and Comic Books

500

How old is Romeo when the play starts?

19

500

Why were the gods mad at Odysseus

Because he defeated Troy in the Trojan War

500

What is the difference between assonance and alliteration?

Alliteration=repeated consanant sounds

Assonance=repeated vowel sounds

500

Definition of explicit

Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated.

500

Mrs. Merrill referees on Saturdays during the spring. What sport does she reff?

Volleyball