Romeo And Juliet

Question 0

Tragic Hero

Answer 0

Great or virtuous protagonist of tragedy, destined for downfall.

Question 1

Tradgedy

Answer 1

Literary form where protagonist dies.

Question 2

Hamartia

Answer 2

Tragic flaw or mistake by protagonist

Question 3

Peripetia

Answer 3

Reversal of fortune, everything turns for the worse.

Question 4

Aside

Answer 4

Remark in a play only to be heard by audience.

Question 5

Soliloquy

Answer 5

Extended speech by one character alone on stage to express his or her feelings.

Question 6

Monologue

Answer 6

Extended speech by a character

Question 7

Rhyme scheme

Answer 7

Pattern of rhyme

Question 8

Iambic pentameter

Answer 8

Stressed unstressed, pattern occur 5 times, 10 syllables per line.

Question 9

Blank verse

Answer 9

Lines with iambic pentameter but no rhyme sceme

Question 10

Sonnet

Answer 10

14 lined poem, iambic pentameter, couplet last two lines

Question 11

Repetition

Answer 11

Restating a word within a line of poetry

Question 12

Metaphor

Answer 12

Direct comparison of two dissimilar things

He is a cheetah

Question 13

Simile

Answer 13

Comparison of two dissimilar things using like or as

He is as fast as a cheetah

Question 14

Conceit

Answer 14

Extended exaggerated simile or metaphor

Question 15

Personification

Answer 15

Giving human traits to something not human

Question 16

Onomatopoeia

Answer 16

Words that imitate real sounds (buzz)

Question 17

Oxymoron

Answer 17

Two contradictory terms

Jumbo shrimp

Question 18

Paradox

Answer 18

Oxymoron separated by intervening word or words

Question 19

Allusion

Answer 19

Reference to another work of literature or art

Question 20

Apostrophe

Answer 20

Speech addressed to an imaginary person/thing

Question 21

Foil

Answer 21

Character contrast another to highlight various features that characters personality

Question 22

Dramatic irony

Answer 22

Audience knows someone characters don’t

Question 23

Pun

Answer 23

Play on words based on double meanings

Question 24

Hyperbole

Answer 24

Exaggeration

Question 25

Alliteration

Answer 25

Repetition of first consonant sound

Question 26

Comic relief

Answer 26

Inclusion of numerous character scene or dialogue in a serious work to relieve tension

Question 27

Foreshadowing

Answer 27

Give clues that suggest events will later occur in the story

Question 28

Paraphrase

Answer 28

Reword passage to clarify

Question 29

Summarize

Answer 29

Re tell main points

Question 30

Expectation

Answer 30

Anticipation

Question 31

Obligation

Answer 31

Requirement

Question 32

Foe

Answer 32

Enemy

Question 33

Ally

Answer 33

Friend

Question 34

Quarrel

Answer 34

Fight