| A | B |
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| denotation | dictionary definition of a word |
| alliteration | repetition of any sound |
| parable | moral lesson for adult audiences |
| symbol | person, place, object, or activity that represents something beyond itself |
| genre | a category of literature |
| metaphor | example of figurative language |
| assonance | repetition of a vowel sound |
| protaganist | responsible for forward action of plot |
| connotation | cultural definition of a word |
| literary conflict | focal point of opposition |
| malevolentlly | wishing others harm |
| tumult | commotion, disorder |
| tirade | angry or violent speech |
| hiatus | gap, break, pause |
| bastion | stronghold, fortification |
| enmity | deep seated hatred |
| taboo | forbidden from use/mention |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand |
| jeer | to abuse vocally |
| inarticulate | incomprehensible |
| ludicrous | laughibly absurd |
| tacit | not spoken |
| oppressive | using power injustly |
| blatant | offensively obtrusive |
| sinewy | lean and muscular |
| what does mercutio's word: consort mean? | musician |
| benvolio witnesses a duel between mercutio and ____? | tybalt |
| what is mercutio's nickname for tybalt in act 3 scene 1? | king of cats/ rat catcher |
| why does romeo initially refuse to fight tybalt? | because they are extended family, although tybalt doesn't know juliet and romeo got married |
| what line indicates mercutio's curse on the capulets and montagues? | "A plague o'both your houses! |
| how does romeo's actions result in Mercutio's death? | tybalt turns and stabs mercutio |
| lady capulet seeks revenge through the death of___? | romeo |
| the prince punishes romeo for the brawl by placing him in ___ | exile |
| benvolio is a material _____ to the duel; that's why the citizens take him in for questioning | witness |
| in line 104, mercution says he is a "grave" man. This word has two meanings and therefore could be labeled as a ____, also known as a play on words | pun |
| disheartened | discouraged |
| cryptic | mysterious |
| cordiality | friendliness |
| acute | intense |
| transient | momentary |
| convene | gather |
| calamity | catastrophe |
| lucrative | profitable |
| maxim | policy |
| slander | to defame verbally |
| idiom | untranslatable verbatim |
| beneficiary | one who receives a donation |
| preface | prologue |
| virtuoso | musician |
| forfeit | lose |
| shirk | avoid |
| relinquish | release |
| angel | financial backer |
| exposition | time, setting, some characters |
| protagonist | character that drives action forward |
| nap | sound made during fake punch |
| embedded cues | lines in script to assist an actor with movement/reactions |
| dramatic question | central quesiton of a plot |
| antagonist | character opposing protagonist |
| blocking | movement on stage |
| dramatic irony | info audience has about a situation that characters do not |
| understudy | backup actor |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| talisman | object with magical power |
| enterprise | business organization |
| fervor | intensity of emotion |
| crestfallen | dejected |
| clamor | loud outrcy |
| leviathan | giant sea creature |
| rebuke | criticize sharply |
| elephantine | enormous size and strength |
| mutinously | untuly |
| glowered | stared angrily |
| compelled | to force or drive |
| corpulent | excessively fat |
| luminous | emitting light |
| sauntered | strolled |
| speculation | conjecture |
| rotund | round |
| dogmatic | opinonated |
| grave | weighty |
| indubitable | incontrovertible |
| orthodox | approved |
| rurx | essential part |
| arbitrary | despotic |
| deduce | infer |
| bias | partial |
| analogy | comparison |
| heterodox | heretical |
| hypothetical | supposed |
| fallible | wrong |
| illusion | misconception |
| dilemma | perdicament |
| symmetrical | balanced |
| preposterous | irrational |
| sophistry | deceptive reasoning |
| fallacious | deceptive |
| paltry | petty |
| bigoted | intolerant |
| plausible | trustworthy |
| criterion | standard |
| shakespeare's birthplace | Stratford Upon Avon |
| verusmilitude | qualtiy of being genuine |
| mystery plays | private stories |
| climax in riders to the sea | bartley's death |
| lord of the flies is best categorized as a _____ | psychological drama |
| in lord of the flies who is a good sumeritan? | simon |
| In lord of the flieswho makes the most philosophical statements? | Piggy |
| the myth in lord of the flies | prometheus |
| the three motifs in lord of the flies | hunting vs. commonsense; dream vs. reality; supernatural vs. natrual |
| piggy's glasses symbolize what? | social blindness/ ineptness |
| in literature west represents what? | life |
| the mansion in most dangerous game is described as _____ | palacial |
| foil character | a character that stnads in sharp contrast to another |
| epic | very long poem |
| situaional irony | what you think is happening and what is happening is different |
