Romeo & Juliet - Act 2 vocab

What is an analogy?

• A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification
• A type of mathematical equation
• A type of computer software
• A type of plant

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Woe

• Happiness

• Irritation

• Joy

• A term expressing grief or misery

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Dramatic Irony

• A literary device where the audience knows more than the characters
• A type of irony where the outcome is opposite to what was expected
• A form of irony where the speaker says the opposite of what they mean
• A type of irony that is humorous in nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Chide

• Scold
• Praise
• Ignore
• Congratulate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Allusion

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
• Giving human characteristics to non human things

• Comparison

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Oxymoron

• A figure of speech using contradictory terms

• A type of chemical reaction
• A mathematical formula
• A type of plant

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Commend

• To criticize
• To condemn
• To present as worthy

• To ignore

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Knave

• A dishonest or unscrupulous man
• A type of bird
• A musical instrument
• A type of tree

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Mar

• A planet

• make imperfect

• A country
• make perfect

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Imagery

• A literary device that uses descriptive language to appeal to the senses
• A type of punctuation
• A genre of literature
• A form of poetry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5