WorksheetsEnglish 9 Midterm Review Guide
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
A figure of speech where something is said but the opposite is meant.
metaphor
Verbal irony
Simile
Hyperbole
When the reader knows more about a situation than the characters.
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Verbal irony
Foreshadowing
The outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected. ________
Situational irony
Dramatic monologue
Metaphor
Hyperbole
The feeling created in a reader by a literary work or passage.
Mood
Theme
Plot
Setting
The author’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject.
theme
Plot
plot
Setting
Revealing character through actions, thoughts, and speech.
Indirect characterization
Direct characterization
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Conversation between characters that reveals traits.
setting
Monologue
dialogue
Plot
A form of language spoken by people from a particular region or group.
Dialect
Syntax
Prose
Jargon
A central message or insight about life in a literary work.
Conflict
Plot
Setting
Theme
When something stands for something else (object = abstract idea). ________
Symbolism
Metaphor
Irony
Alliteration
Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
second-person
First-person limited
third-person omniscient
Third-person limited
A literary technique where an author explicitly tells the reader about a character's personality and traits.
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
Foreshadowing
Irony
A rhyme within a single line.
end rhyme
internal rhyme
Slant rhyme
Eye rhyme
Poetry with no fixed rhyme or meter.
Free verse
Sonnet
Haiku
Limerick
The pattern of beats or syllables in a poem.
metaphor
Stanza
Theme
rhythm
A group of lines separated by space.
sentence
Paragraph
Stanza
Phrase
A word that imitates a sound.
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
metaphor
Alliteration
Rhyme scheme
Stanza
Rhymes occurring at line ends. ________
End rhyme
Internal rhyme
Slant rhyme
Eye rhyme
The pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables.
Alliteration
Rhyme
Meter
Imagery
A poem that tells a story.
Narrative poem
Lyrical poem
Haiku
Sonnet
A pair of consecutive lines forming a complete thought.
Ode
Stanza
Couplet
Haiku
Language appealing to the senses. ________
Imagery
Irony
Metaphor
Alliteration
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
A direct comparison between two unlike things.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for effect. ________
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Irony
Euphemism
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
A humorous play on words.
Metaphor
Irony
Pun
Satire
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Repetition of vowel sounds.
Assonance
Alliteration
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words. — ________
Consonance
Assonance
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates a sound. — ________
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
“The wind howled through the empty streets.” — ________
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
“Bang! The drum echoed across the hall.” — ________
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
The play is set in — ________
Paris
London
Verona
Venice
The two feuding families are the — ________ and the ________
Montagues and the Capulets
Jets and the Sharks
Lannisters and the Starks
Hatfields and the McCoys
Juliet responds to marriage by saying she — ________
will look at Paris (consider marriage) but won’t marry unless she likes him
is eager to marry Paris immediately
refuses to meet Paris at all
wants to marry Romeo instead of Paris
Who is Queen Mab?
A famous queen of England
A fairy who brings dreams
A Greek goddess of wisdom
A character from a science fiction novel
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because — ________
he hopes it will end the feud
he wants to defy the Prince
he is forced by the Capulets
he seeks personal gain
Friar Lawrence is concerned because — ________
Juliet is already engaged
Romeo is not truly in love
Their love is too sudden/rushed
the wedding will be too expensive
Lord Capulet’s reaction when Paris asks to marry Juliet: — ________
Tells him to wait; she is too young
Gives immediate consent to the marriage
Forbids Paris from seeing Juliet
Suggests Paris marry someone else
How Mercutio gets into a fight with Tybalt: — ________
He steps in and is provoked defending Romeo
He is mistaken for Benvolio
He challenges Tybalt over a lost bet
He tries to stop Tybalt from leaving
Why Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt at first: — ________
Tybalt is now family (secret marriage)
He is afraid of Tybalt
He wants to leave Verona
He does not recognize Tybalt
Tybalt sends a letter to Romeo’s house to — ________
invite him to a feast
challenge him to a duel
ask for forgiveness
warn him about Paris
Romeo finally fights Tybalt because — ________
The Prince orders him to
He wants to impress Juliet
Tybalt insults Romeo's family
Tybalt kills Mercutio
Juliet reacts to her father insisting she marry Paris by — ________
happily agreeing to be married
refusing and becoming desperate
seeking advice from Paris
ignoring her father's wishes
Ironic about Juliet crying over Tybalt’s death: — ________
She seems sad about Tybalt, but is crying over Romeo
She is actually happy Tybalt is gone
She blames herself for Tybalt’s death
She is planning to leave Verona
Romeo considers banishment worse than death because — ________
he can’t be with Juliet
he fears the Prince’s wrath
he loses his family fortune
he must leave Verona forever
What Juliet does to avoid marrying Paris: — ________
Takes the potion Friar Lawrence gives her
Runs away to Mantua with Romeo
Confesses her love for Paris
Asks her parents to postpone the wedding
How Juliet shows cleverness with her parents: — ________
Pretends to obey to avoid suspicion
Openly defies their wishes
Tells them all her secrets
Leaves home without telling anyone
Significant about the potion: — ________
It turns her invisible forever
It gives her the ability to fly
It makes her appear dead for 42 hours
It cures all diseases instantly
Juliet demonstrates by taking the potion: — ________
Courage and loyalty to Romeo
Fear and hesitation
Anger towards her family
Indifference to her fate
Romeo’s impulsive decisions show that he ___
never makes mistakes
is always calm and patient
acts rashly without thinking
thinks carefully before acting
Why Paris goes to the Capulet tomb: ___
To meat Romeo
To steal valuables
To mourn Juliet
To escape from Verona
Why Paris thinks Romeo has come to the tomb: ___
To vandalize the graves
To mourn Juliet's death
To steal valuables
To meet Paris
An example of dramatic irony in Act V: ___
The audience knows Juliet is alive; Romeo does not
Romeo knows Juliet is alive; the audience does not
Juliet knows Romeo is alive; the audience does not
The audience knows Romeo is alive; Juliet does not
Conclusion of the play: the families ___
end their feud and reconcile
continue to fight forever
move to different cities
forget about each other
Match the following quotes to their speakers:
Mercutio
A plague a’ both your houses!
Romeo
O, I am fortune’s fool!
Juliet
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Friar Lawrence
These violent delights have violent ends.
Chorus
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.
