Section One Quiz

Part A: Ackerman began "Love's Vocabulary" by stating "Love is the great intangible." What does she mean by this statement.

• Love feels bad

• Love is an emotion that cannot be easily understood

• Love is very hard to get and keep

• Love is the best thing that anyone can every experience.

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Part B: Which detail from the first two paragraphs supports your response to part A.

• But what dream state is love? Frantic and serene, vigilant and calm, wrung-out and fortified-----love commands a vast army of moods. (lines 7-10)

• "Hate stalks the streets with dripping fangs, fear flies down narrow alleyways on leather wings, and jealousy spins sticky webs across the sky. (lines 2-4)"

• "When I set a glass prism on a windowsill and allow the sun to

  flood through it, a spectrum of colors dances on the floor.(lines 12)"

• "In daydreams, we can maneuver with poise, foiling an opponent, scoring high on fields of glory while crowds cheer, cutting fast to the heart of an adventure.(lines 4-7)"

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In lines 28–33, what human qualities does Ackerman attribute to love? Describe the tone she creates by this use of personification.

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What is Kate Tempest's claim throughout the poem "My Shakespeare"

• She is in love and wants her lover to be like Shakespeare

• Shakespeare is her boyfriend

• Shakespeare relevant in every part of our lives

• Shakespeare is an amazing person

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What is the definition of fair as it is being used here

"Two households, both alike in dignity

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene (lines 1-2)"

• numerous, large or significant

• light, not dark in color

• pleasing to the eye, acceptable quality

• free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism

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Look at the famous quotes from Shakespeare. What are the modern-day equivalents of the underlined words?

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.’ As You Like It

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An important theme, or message, in Romeo and Juliet is the struggle against fate, or forces that determine how a person’s life will turn out. Explain how Act I’s Prologue establishes the fate of the main characters and introduces the struggles they will face.

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