WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Pre-Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which is the correct definition of allusion?
A hint at something and expect the other person to understand what is being reference.
A magician performing a trick.
Going to Starbucks
Yelling at someone or something to understand what is being referenced.
An aside is when a character turns towards the audience to say something that the other characters cannot hear on stage. Your job is to use the drawing tools to draw this definition. Use the image provided to help you come up with an idea. Remember, stick figures are allowed.
Draw two figures on stage sharing a conversion. What you are drawing is called an aside. During a play, a character addresses the audience directly for a moment to either express a truth, reveal a feeling, or comment on the events of the story
An oxymoron is a phrase made of (a) words that actually have opposite meanings.
What is Blank Verse?
The order you give at Starbucks.
Rhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter (each line has five syllables)
Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter (each line has five syllables)
The grocery list you follow.
What is the definition of a character foil?
The type of foil you wrap food in to put away
someone who is the exact same as the main character, the protagonist
When your Starbucks order is wrong and you curse "foiled again!"
someone who contrasts the traits and actions of another character, often the protagonist.
What does compression mean in literature?
Author compresses focus on one character instead of many
Author compresses time it takes for characters to travel
Author compresses food that the characters eat
Author compresses the Starbuck's order to get it just right
Draw the definition of "Dramatic Irony" using the definition that you just learned from the vocabulary assignment.
What does end stop mean in literature?
When the barista at Starbucks yells your order back to you.
A grammatical break—such as a dash or closing parenthesis—or with punctuation such as a colon, a semicolon, or a period.
A grammatical error—such as a dash or closing parenthesis—or with punctuation such as a colon, a semicolon, or a period.
A place to put misspelled words.
An example of enjambment
A grammatical term for the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
A spelling term for the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
A poetic term for the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
A mandatory term for the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
If the term hyperbole means an exaggeration then draw something in real life that could match the definition. Use the example to help you formulate your ideas.
Iambic Pentameter is a (a) the pattern that consists of ten syllables per line.
Based on the image on the left, what is a metaphor?
A comparison using like or as
Comparing one thing to another
Relating one thing to another
Wishing your order from Starbucks was correct
Based on the image to the left, what is the definition of a simile?
A comparison using like or as
Comparing one item to another
Wishing your drink order was correct
Is your phone going off? You might want to check.
In meter, especially in English poetry employs five (a) rhythms of varying stressed (/) and unstressed (x) syllables.
If imagery refers to language that stimulates the reader's senses. Draw something that could relate to one of the five senses.
What is a monologue in literature?
When two people give an extended speech on stage
When the barista screams your name at Starbucks
When one person gives an extended speech on stage
When one person gives a short speech on stage
A Rhyming Couplet is (a) of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought.
Using the image on left to guide you, what is the definition of the Prologue? The Prologue (a) to a literary work.
The chorus, in drama, those who perform (a) in a group as opposed to those who sing.
