Unit 9 Practice Test Flashcards
Antithesis 
The use of parallel construction to balance two opposing ideas
Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic Pentameter
Comedy
A light hearted drama
Couplet
Two lines of poetry that have end
rhymes
Dramatic irony
 Occurs when the audience knows something that one or more of the characters on the stage do not
Iambic pentameter
Metrical pattern in which a line of poetry can be divided into five groups of two syllables each with the second syllable in each group stressed
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposite words to convey a certain idea
Pun

A joke or play on words based on words with multiple meanings
Tragedy
A serious drama, that usually ends with the death or downfall of the protagonist
Tragic Irony 
Occurs when the audience knows that a characters, words or actions will bring about death or downfall of the character but the character does not know this
The story of Romeo and Juliet was adapted from a long narrative poem by _______
Arthur Brooke
Most of the action of Romeo and Juliet, take place in the city of _________
Verona
______ Is believed to have died exactly 52 Years after he was born
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare was born in the English city of _______
Stratford–upon–Avon
______ Is the announcer who introduces the basic situation of the play to the audience
The chorus
______ Is the announcer who introduces the basic situation of the play to the audience
The chorus
At the Capulet party_________Reveals to Romeo that Juliet is a Capulet
The nurse
At the beginning of the play _________ Asks for Capulets permission to marry Juliet 
Paris
Throughout the play ______ Acts as a father figure to Romeo
Friar Lawrence
_______ vows to kill Romeo when he sees Romeo at the Capulet party
Tybalt 
Tybalt kills _____ Who pronounces a curse on the Capulet in Montague houses as he dies
Mercutio 
when mercutio Says “ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.” he is using which literary device
A Pun
The line “ Parting is such a sweet sorrow” Contains an example of _______
Oxymoron
Which conflict is resolved in the play
The conflict between Capulet and Montague
At the beginning of act 5 Balthazar Tells Romeo that Juliet is dead, but the audience. No she is not. This Event clearly displays 
Dramatic, irony
Which characters die in the play
mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, lady Montague 
Which character takes responsibility for the death of Romeo and Juliet
Friar Lawrence
Exposition
The Montague and Capulet families are engaged in a family feud 
Inciting moment
 Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet party
Rising action
Friar, Lawrence, Marries Romeo, and Juliet, in secret
Climax
Romeo is banished
Falling action
Juliet discovers that her father made arrangements for her to marry Paris in three days
Moment of final suspense
Romeo arrives at the tomb and holds Juliet in his arms before drinking the poison. He remarks at her cheeks and lips are red
Catastrophe
Romeo and Juliet, both die
