Romeo and Juliet AH 9

An oxymoron is:

• a comparison of two unlike things

• a description of something that has contrasting images throughout multiple lines of poetry

• a contrast created by placing two unlike words side by side

• a contrast created by opposing sounds

A soliloquy is a:

• a speech given in which a debate is introduced

• a speech given to a specific audience

• a long speech delivered by a character during a conversation and has a strong moral lesson attached

• a long speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage or away from other characters and usually reveals internal feelings

A motif is:

• contrasting images created by long descriptions

• a theme that is repeated throughout a piece of literature

• any literary device that is repeated throughout a piece of literature.

• a religious symbol

Father Lawrence's soliloquy addresses or contains all of the following except:

• Personifies nature to show a powerful force in the universe.

• Creates contrasting images like "With baleful weeds and precious-juicèd flowers.

  “The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb;

  What is her burying grave, that is her womb.”

• There are multiple sides to each experience.

• He compares plants being a womb and a tomb in reference to

  ending the feud between the Montagues and Capulets

Friar Lawrence is an apothecary which means he's:

• someone who collects plants

• someone who sells flowers

• someone who creates potions, medicines, and ointments for healing

• someone who makes and sells soaps

Friar Lawrence is :

• a member of a religious order, similar to a monk or priest

• a teacher

• a seller of plants

• a nun

Benvolio is:

• Romeo's cousin

• Tybalt's cousin

• Juliet's cousin

• Mercutio's cousin

Tybalt is :

• Romeo's cousin

• Juliet's cousin

• The prince's cousin

• Lord Capulet's cousin

Mercutio and Tybalt are always ready to fight which means they're

• Baleful

• Impetuous

• Pugnacious

• Melancholy

Friar Lawrence describes his early-morning task of picking ‘baleful weeds and precious-juicèd flowers.’ Baleful means

• colorful or vibrant
• harmful or menacing
• fragrant or aromatic
• edible or nutritious