Spring Semester Review

1. Spring Semester Review

2. The repetition of initial consonant sounds. Alliteration

3. A figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea Personification

4. Words whose sound suggest their meaning Onomatopoeia

5. A comparison of two or more unlike things using the words like or as. For example, the moon was as white as milk. Simile

6. A rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse. I'm six-foot-one and I'm tons of fun and I dress to a T Internal Rhyme

7. The use of any element of language – a sound, a word, a phrase, a line, or a stanza – more than once. Repetition

8. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words Rhyme

9. Exaggeration used to suggest strong emotion or create a comic effect Hyperbole

10. Anything (object, animal, event, person, or place) that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level. Symbol

11. The repetition of similar vowel sounds in accented syllables, followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together. For example, lap and cattle Assonance

12. A group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem. Stanza

13. Occurs when what is expected turns out to be something quite different from what actually happens. Irony

14. When an event contradicts the expectations of the characters or the reader. Situational Irony

15. When a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite. Verbal Irony

16. When the reader or audience knows more about the circumstances or future events of a story than the characters in it. Dramatic Irony

17. A dramatic play that tell the story of a character, usually of a noble birth, who meets an untimely death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or trait. Tragedy

18. A writer’s central idea or main message about life. Theme

19. A short speech spoken by an actor directly to the audience and unheard by other actors on the stage. Aside

20. A reference to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work. Allusion

21. A long speech delivered by an actor alone on stage. Soliloquy

22. Peoples, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of a story. Characters

23. A play written for stage, radio, film, or television usually about a serious topic or situation Drama

24. Plays on words that have two meanings. Pun

25. Ordinary written or spoken language using sentences or paragraphs – not a poem or song. Prose

26. A character whose actions or thoughts are juxtaposed against those of a major character in order to highlight key attributes of the major character. Foil

27. A feeling that something bad may happen. Foreboding

28. Words that appear to contradict each other. Ex. Cold fire. Oxymoron

29. The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action. Foreshadowing

30. The reason behind character’s actions. Motive

31. A dramatic speech delivered by a single character in a play. Monologue

32. A rhythmic pattern of five feet of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable. Iambic Pentameter

33. The principal character in a literary work Protagonist

34. One who opposes and contends against the main character. Antagonist

35. Character Information Romeo and Julietby: William Shakespeare

36. Beginning In love with Rosaline. Goes to the party because he thinks she may be there. Meets Juliet and falls in love with her at first-sight. Finds out she is a Capulet – his family’s enemy. Romeo

37. Middle After only a few hours, Romeo and Juliet decides to marry. Romeo asks the Friar to marry them. Romeo interferes with Mercutio and Tybalt’s dueling, he accidently gets Mercutio stabbed by Tybalt. Romeo ends up killing Tybalt for vengeance of Mercutio. He hides at the Friar’s before getting vanished to Mantua. Romeo

38. End Balthasar sends Romeo word of Juliet’s “death”. Romeo gets attacked by Paris because Paris thinks Romeo is there to damage the tombs. Romeo kills Paris. He takes poison and dies next to Juliet. Romeo

39. Beginning – Recognizes Romeo at the Capulet’s party. Looks for Romeo for a battle. Battles Mercutio and kills him. Tybalt

40. Middle – Is killed/stabbed by Romeo. Tybalt

41. Beginning- Falls in love with Romeo at first sight during the Capulet party. After party, she says, “Wherefore art thou Romeo?” – Why are you Romeo?? Juliet

42. Middle- Marries Romeo secretly. Hears of someone’s death and thinks it is Romeo at first. Her father thinks she is crying over Tybalt’s death. Goes to the Friar and receives potion and pretends to agree to marry Paris. Juliet

43. End- Before drinking the potion she thinks about waking up alone in the tomb and the plan not working. When she wakes up, she finds Romeo dead. She stabs herself. Juliet

44. Beginning- Mercutio and other Montagues persuade Romeo to go to the Capulet party. Mercutio

45. Middle- Mercutio and Tybalt sword fight. He is stabbed by Tybalt because Romeo interfered. Says, “A plague on both your houses!” as he is dying. Mercutio

46. Beginning- The Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because he hopes it will stop the feud between the Capulet’s and Montague’s. He marries them. The Friar

47. Middle- He devises a plan to help Romeo and Juliet end up together. Tells Juliet to take a sleeping potion and after her funeral, he will come by and take her to Romeo in Verona. He will give word to Romeo of the plan by sending another Friar to deliver a letter to him. **The letter never gets to Romeo. The Friar

48. End- He finds Juliet awaken and Romeo dead. Tries to convince Juliet to run away and join a covenant. Leaves the tomb when he hears people coming. The Friar

49. Is close to Juliet Capulet. Informs her of Tybalt’s death, although takes her awhile to reveal the name of who died leaving Juliet thinking Romeo had been killed. Nurse

50. Father of Juliet. Forces Juliet to marry Paris. After finding Juliet dead, he realizes the foolishness of the bitter quarrel with the Montague’s. Lord Capulet