Literary elements

An author providing hints about something they may occur later in the story is ...

• irony

• allusion

• foreshadowing

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare's well-known...

• Comedies

• Histories

• Foil

• Tragedies

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A character whose personality is in sharp contrast to those of another is called ...

• An allusion

• A tragic hero

• A foil

• A cast mate

A ________________ is a speech given when a character is alone on stage to let the audience know their thoughts

• An aside

• A monologue

• A soliloquy

• A foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The ________________ was the flowering of intellectual activity in Europe during the 1500s.

• Age of Enlightenment

• The Illumination Era

• The Age of Light

• The Renaissance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who was the queen during the time period of Shakespeare?

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Isabella

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

"She will not be hit with Cupid's arrow. She has Dian's wit..." Referring to the well-known god and goddess of mythology is ...

• foreshadowing

• allusion

• comic relief

• foil

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Pride can kill the one's we love" is an example of the literary element ...

• Moral

• Theme

• Symbolism

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A humorous incident, character, or scene in a tragedy is considered the ...

• comic relief

• foil

• tragic hero

• soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Zaroff telling Rainsford "I give you my word as a gentleman" is considered the literary element ...

• Allusion

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A