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2nd Periodic Test Flashcards

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1
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what does renaissance mean

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rebirth

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2
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who introduced sonnets during renaissance period

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william shakespear

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3
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Golden age of literature

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The reign of Queen elizabeth

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he was a renowned english poet, playwright, and actor

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william shakespeare

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5
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william shakespear’s bday is most celebrated on?

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April 23

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6
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who did william shakespeare marry

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Anne Hathaway

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what age was anne hathaway and william shakespeare when they married eachother

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Anne Hathaway was 26 while William Shakespeare was 18

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8
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how many children did william shakespeare have

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3 children

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9
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name the 3 children of william shakespeare

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Susanna, Hamnet & Judith (twins)

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10
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she was born 6 months after marriage

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Susanna

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11
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What age did hamnet die

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11 yrs old

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12
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Famous works of william shakespeare

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Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Merchant of Venice, Sonnet 18 & 38.

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13
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how many sonnets does william shakespeare have

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154 sonnets

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14
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Literary Focus

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when in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes ( sonnet 29)

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15
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how many poems did william have

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2 poems

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16
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The two families in Romeo and Juliet are

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the Montagues and the Capulets

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17
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The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare takes place in

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Verona, Italy

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18
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what happened in the first part of romeo and juliet

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feud between the Capulet and Montague families

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19
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what family does romeo belong to

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Montagues

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20
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what family does juliet belong to

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Capulets

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21
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Romeo’s first love

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Rosaline or Rosalind

22
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What happened to romeo and juliet

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they get married secretly

23
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whos the one who always helps romeo and juliet

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Friar Lawrence

24
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Juliet’s nephew/cousin

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Tybalt

25
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bestfriend of romeo

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Benvolio

26
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to mark a stresssed or unstressed sylable

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Meter

27
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Symbol for Stressed

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/

28
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Symbol for unstressed

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U or ^

29
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a group of syllables with a specific emphasis that forms the basic rhythmic structure of a poem

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metrical foot

30
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4 types of metrical foot

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Iamb, Anapest, Trochee, Dactyl

31
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a rhythmic pattern used in poetry and verse drama to describe the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line

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Iambic pentameter

32
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1 unstressed and 1 stressed syllable
( u / u / u / )

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Iamb

33
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2 unstressed foll0wed by 1 stressed syllable
( u u / )

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Anapest

34
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1 stressed followed by 1 unstressed syllable
( / u / u / u )

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Trochee

35
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1 stressed syllable followed by 2 unstressed syllable
( / u u )

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Dactyl

36
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repetition of similar sounds at the end of words

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Rhyme

37
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3 types of rhyme

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end, alternate, internal

38
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number of feet in a line

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meter

39
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words that describes or modifies nounds

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adjectives

40
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kinds of adjective

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Descriptive, Limiting, Proper

41
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modify nouns about their appearance, size, shape, color, and condition

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Descriptive Adjectives

42
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help define by limiting

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Limiting Adjectives

43
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that comes from a proper noun and is capitalized

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Proper Adjectives

44
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Types of Limiting Adjectives

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Articles, Quantitative, Demonstrative, Possesive, Interrogative

45
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a, an, the

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Articles

46
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One, two, whole, last (numbers)

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Quantitative

47
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which one? ( that, these. This, those)

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Demonstrative

48
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Who owns it ( her dog)

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Possesive

49
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what, which, whose

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Interrogative

50
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degrees of comparison

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Positive, Comparative, Superlative

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Order of Adjectives

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determiner, quantity, Opinion/quality, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose

51
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example of determiner

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The, A, An

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