WorksheetsPoetry quiz 5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Burr advises Hamilton "If you talk you’re gonna get shot"; Burr will go on to shoot Hamilton years later. This is an example of:
Suspense
Dramatic poetry
Dialogue
Irony
Hamilton's goal to let the federal government assume all national debt would eventually lead to a __________ economy.
despondent
ruffian
bluff
ruinous
prosperous
Which quote best explains the definition of the word "legacy"?
"It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see."
"We don’t need a legacy."
"Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted when you broke her heart."
"I put myself back in the narrative."
"Don’t be shocked if your history book mentions me."
Dramatic Poetry:
Poetry that makes a unique shape
Poetry that tells a story
Poetry that focuses on emotions & feelings
Poetry that is meant to be performed
The opening song "Alexander Hamilton" lets the audience know that Burr is going to kill Hamilton; why?
The audience is not smart and will hopefully forget before the end of the show
To build up suspense on the motivation of why Burr will kill Hamilton
The audience missed that day of history class
To establish the setting of the play
"Why do you write like it's going out of style?"
The line contains a simile
The line contains a metaphor
The line contains an allusion
The line contains foreshadowing
1st Secretary of State:
Ben Franklin
Phillip Schuyler
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
James Madison
“The world has no right to my heart.”
Irony
Foreshadowing
Personification
Protagonist
Suspense
“Phillip, you outshine the morning sun.”
Hyperbole
Irony
Couplet
Foreshadowing
Simile
Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a character's personality to the reader; the process of revealing a character's identity to the reader
Setting
Characterization
Personalization
Flashback
A reference to something well known within a piece of work.
Example: "Today, I'm going to EAT FRESH." (goes to Subway)
foreshadowing
characterization
allusion
symbol
