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WorksheetsLiterary Term Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
What literary device is this quote an example of?
"My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
"My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Oxymoron
2.
Now that you know the last answer was metaphor, what did the metaphor mean?
"My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
"My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
a)
His lips have travelled far to meet hers.
b)
His lips are smooth.
c)
His lips want to run away.
d)
His lips are rough.
3.
What literary device is this an example of?
"Toward Phoebus' lodging! Such a wagoner
As Phaeton would whip you to the West,
And bring in cloudy night immediately."
"Toward Phoebus' lodging! Such a wagoner
As Phaeton would whip you to the West,
And bring in cloudy night immediately."
a)
Personification
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Illusion
d)
Allusion
4.
What literary device is this an example of?
“O God, I have an ill-divining soul! Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb. Either my eyesight fails, or thou lookst pale”
“O God, I have an ill-divining soul! Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb. Either my eyesight fails, or thou lookst pale”
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Foreshadowing
5.
What literary device is this an example of?
“The heavens do lower [frown] upon you for some ill; move them no more by crossing their high will”
“The heavens do lower [frown] upon you for some ill; move them no more by crossing their high will”
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
6.
When Romeo tells Tybalt that he doesn't want to fight him, this is an example of what type of irony?
a)
Recursive Irony
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Situational Irony
d)
Verbal Irony
7.
Why was the last answer dramatic irony?
a)
Tybalt is a jerk.
b)
Tybalt does not know about Friar Lawrence and the Nurse's secret love.
c)
Romeo does not know that that Tybalt wants to fight him.
d)
Tybalt does not know that Romeo has married Juliet.
8.
At the party, how would you describe Capulet's interaction with Tybalt (Tybalt is wanting to fight Romeo)?
a)
He is a reasonable man who won’t be swayed by others’ opinions.
b)
He agrees with Tybalt and is angered by Romeo’s appearance at the party.
c)
He doesn’t care about Romeo and only wants to party.
d)
He likes Romeo and thinks he would be a good match for Juliet.
9.
How would you describe Romeo?
a)
Calculating
b)
Negative
c)
Lustful
d)
Wise
10.
How would you describe Tybalt's actions in the play?
a)
Clever
b)
Imaginative
c)
Rash
d)
Cowardly
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