Which of the following are identifying features of a sonnet?

A sonnet concludes with a _____________ .

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

At the beginning of an act or play, Shakespeare will sometimes add an introduction that gives the audience an idea of what is going to happen. What is this introduction called?

A new _____________ is created when the location or the time of the play changes.

The _____________ of a play is often described as being like a chapter in a book.

Shakespeare includes humor in his plays by incorporating a play on words. This "play on words" is called _____________ .

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"

This is an example of which figurative language technique?

"The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night"

This is an example of Shakespeare's use of _____________ in his writing.

"Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love, and therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings"

Shakespeare includes references to mythology. This figurative language technique is called _____________ .

"He is not the flower of courtesy, but I'll warrant him as gentle as a lamb"

Comparing Romeo to a lamb makes this an example of which figurative language technique?

Before the opening fight in Romeo & Juliet, the Capulet servants whisper to each other about starting a fight in a way that the Montague servants cannot hear them. This literary device is called an _____________ .

As Juliet is impatiently waiting for night to come so Romeo can climb into her bedroom, her descriptive speech allows the audience to picture or imagine the night because she uses many words that represent the image. This literary device is called _____________ .

"O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris...chain me with roaring bears"

This type of exaggeration is known as _____________ .

"Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightening in the [dusty] night"

Which figurative language device is used in the comparison above?

"It fell upon a littler western flower, Before, milk-white, now purple with love's wound"

In these lines, Shakespeare uses a figurative language device that relies on the five senses. What is it?

"Nor doth this wood lack worlds of company, For you, in my respect, are all the world"

In the above passage, what literary device does Shakespeare use?

"O happy fair! Your eyes are lode-stars"

The above quote is an example of what literary device?

"I'll do my best to woo your lady; [aside] yet a barful strife! Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife"

An aside can best be described as _____________ .

When a character stands alone on stage, and reveals their inner thoughts, it is called a _____________ .

"The sweet sound that breathes upon a blank of violets"

The above phrase is an example of _____________ .

"And my desires, like fell and cruel-hounds, E'er since pursue me"

Comparing "my desire" to a hound is an example of what literary device?

"And make the babbling gossip of the air cry out, 'Olivia!'"

This line is an example of _____________ .

She married a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trout-lines were full.

Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches.

Miss Maudie’s benevolence extended to Jem and Dill, whenever they paused in their pursuits: we reaped the benefits of a talent Miss Maudie had hitherto kept hidden from us.

Jem became vaguely articulate. "‘d you see him, Scout? ‘d you see him just standn’ there?...‘n all of a sudden he just relaxed all over, an’ it looked like was a part of him...an’ he did it so quick, like...I hafta aim for ten minutes ‘for I can hit somethin’."

Still, everything he read he passed along to me, but with this difference: formerly, because he thought I’d like it; now for my edification and instruction.

“Called ‘em off on a snipe hunt," was the succinct answer. "Didn’t you think a’ that, Mr. Finch?"

With his infinite capacity for calming turbulent seas, he could make a rape case as dry as a sermon.

And so a quiet, respectable humble negro had the unmitigated temerity to feel sorry for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people’s.

Why don’t people like us and Miss Maudie ever sit on a jury?...I guess it’s to protect our frail ladies from sordid cases like Tom’s.

Judge Taylor savored his Sunday night hour alone in his big house, and church time found him pulled up in his study reading the writings of Bob Taylor.

When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury.

The boys came before the probate judge on charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, assault and battery, and using abusive and profane language in the presence and hearing of a female.

No truant officers could keep their numerous offspring in school; no public health officer could free them from congenital defects, various worms, and the diseases indigenous to filthy surroundings.

She had wanted to make up with me, that was it. She had always been too hard on me, she had at last seen the error of her fractious ways, she was sorry and too stubborn to say so.

In literature, authors often use objects to represent deeper concepts or ideas. The use of this technique is called _____________ .

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

Which of the following literary devices does the mockingbird best portray?

Who or what does the mockingbird stand for?

The theme of a piece of literature is _____________ .

Maycomb's Usual Disease is an expression of the topic of _____________ .

"I wanted you to see what real courage is...it’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what."

The literary technique in this passage is _____________ .

When Atticus tells Scout “until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” he is telling her _____________ .

"If your father’s anything, he’s civilized in his heart."

This passage demonstrates what kind of character trait?

"Dill said, [his father] 'was taller than ours, he had a black beard, and was the president of the L&N Railroad.'"

This passage shows a character that _____________ .

Characterization is a literary device that can be best described as _____________ .

"Miss Maudie hated her house: time spent indoors was time wasted. She was a widow, a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat and men’s coveralls"

In this passage, the reader learns about Miss Maudie’s character through _____________ .

"Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody."

The literary device best represented in this quote is _____________ .

"Atticus said the Ewells had been the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations. None of them had done an honest day’s work in his recollection."

In this passage, the type of family Atticus is describing is _____________ .

What does Atticus mean when he tells Scout, "you'll have to keep your head about far worse things"?

When Atticus says, "I couldn't go to church and worship God if I didn't try to help that man" he is teaching what moral lesson?

Which character hid surprises in the tree for Scout and Jem?

Which character disapproved strongly of the manner in which Atticus was bringing up his children?

Which character spat in Atticus' face and threatened to kill him?

Which character does Scout plan to marry?

Which character told Scout to never kill a mockingbird?

Which character had their left arm crippled from a cotton gin accident?

Which character beat up Mayella Ewell?

Which character does Atticus think killed Bob Ewell?

Which character's house burned down?

Which character took Scout and Jem to her own church one Sunday?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

In the following sentence, what is the prepositional phrase?

Before school, I got a breakfast burrito.

In the following sentence, what is the prepositional phrase?

A squirrel was running behind the tree.

In the following sentence, what is the prepositional phrase?

When I went near the house, I heard a strange noise.

In the following sentence, what is the prepositional phrase?

Anyone with a ticket, should line up outside the theater.

In the following sentence, what is the prepositional phrase?

After the picnic, the ants attacked the leftovers.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase renames the subject?

Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the finest composers, was born into a family of musicians.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase renames the subject?

My cousin John is attending a college in the Midwest next year.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase renames the subject?

My uncle, a former professional wrestler, drinks four protein shakes a day.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase renames the subject?

The Grimm Brothers, tireless collectors of fairy tales, ensured the survival of many stories.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase renames the subject?

Race car driver Mario Andretti was born in Italy.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase does the highlighted text describe?

Won at the silent auction, Sarah's sound system makes the windows in her house shake.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase does the highlighted text describe?

While Adrian was biking home, he saw three crossing guards dancing in the street.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase does the highlighted text describe?

At the gymnastics competition, the judges were impressed by the tricks added to John's routine.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase does the highlighted text describe?

Avoiding the group of freshmen, Oliver climbed to the top of the gym.

In the following sentence, what word or phrase does the highlighted text describe?

Brenda, napping after soccer practice, forgot to meet me for dinner.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?