ITU: TOLERANCE

English 9: William Shakespeare

“Romeo and Juliet”

Literary Devices

Directions: Find the definitions of each literary device listed below.

Make sure the definitions you find are LITERARY TERMS definitions.
Hint: the dictionary definition is not always the literary terms definition,
so make sure to use your resources in order to find the appropriate
definition. For example, the literary terms definition for Meter is NOT
something you put money in so that you can park your car without
getting a ticket.

ALL DEFINTIONS SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH

LITERATURE.
1. Plot-a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose,
esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow
the government
2. Setting-the act of a person or thing that sets.
3. Point of view-the position of the narrator in relation to the
story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook from which the
events are depicted and by the attitude toward the
characters
4. Characterization-the creation and convincing representation
of fictitious characters.
5. Theme-a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or
composition; topic: The need for world peace was the
theme of the meeting.
6. Alliteration-the commencement of two or more words of a
word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration's
artful aid.
7. Allusion-a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention
of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to
Shakespeare
8. Analogy-a similarity between like features of two things, on
which a comparison may be based: the analogy between
the heart and a pump.
9. Antagonist-the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a
drama or other literary work: Iago is the antagonist of
Othello

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 10.Aside-on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away
from some position or direction: to turn aside; to move the
chair aside
11.Blank Verse-unrhymed verse, esp. the unrhymed iambic
pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic,
and reflective verse
12.Climax-the highest or most intense point in the development
or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached
its climax when he was elected president
13.Comic Relief-an amusing scene, incident, or speech
introduced into serious or tragic elements, as in a play, in
order to provide temporary relief from tension, or to
intensify the dramatic action.
14.Conflict-A fight, battle, or struggle esp. a prolonged struggle;
strife.
15.Couplet-A pair of successive lines of verse, esp. a pair that
rhyme and are of the same length.
16.Diction-A style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice
of words.
17.Dramatic Irony-Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of
a drama and is understood by the audience and not grasped by
the characters in the play.
18.Dramatic Structure-is the structure of a dramatic work such as a
play or film.
19.Epithet-Any ord or hprase applied to a person or thing to
describe an actual or attributed quality.
20.Figurative Language-speech or writing that departs from the
literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning,
speech or writing employeing figures of speech.
21.Foreshadowing-To show or indicate beforehand; prefigure.
22.Foil-To keep (aperson) from succeeding ina n enterprise, plan.
Ect.
23.Imagery-The formation of mental images, figures, or likingnesses
of things, or of such images collectively.
24.Irony-Use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of
its literal meaning.
25.Meter-Unit of length in the metric system.
26.Metaphor-A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied
to something to which it is not literally applicacable in order to
suggest a resemblense.
27.Monologue-A form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or
the like by a single speaker.
28.Oxymoron-A figure of speech by which a location produces an
incongrouous, seemingly self-contradictory effect.

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Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe
 29.Personification-The attribution of a personal nature or character
to inimate objects or abstract notion.
30.Protagonist-The leading character, hero, heroine of a drama or
other literary work/
31.Pun-The humorous use of a word or phase so as to emphasize or
suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of
words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in
meaning.
32.Rhyme Scheme-the pattern of rhyming lines on a poem or song.
33.Simile-A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly
compared, as in “she is like a rose”.
34.Situational Irony-an outcome that turns out to be very different
from what was expected, the difference between what s
expected to happen and what actually does.
35.Soliloquy-An utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to
himself or disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present.
36.Sonnet-a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete
thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic
pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of
certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form
divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed
by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common
English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet
37.Symbol- something used for or regarded as representing
something else
38.Tragedy-A dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a
serious or somber theme.
39.Verbal Irony-A figure of speech in whcn what is said is the
opposite of what is meant.

World Geography: Western Europe

WebQuest
 Go to phschool.com
 Under Course Content…W


 eb Codes…insert mjk-0015 then press Go
 Left hand side of the page…under Course Content…click onto
SOCIAL STUDIES
 Under Student Resources click on Textbook Companion Sites
 Under Select Your State and Textbook Program…click on arrows
after State and select Intl
 Next…go to program arrows and select World Geography then
press Go
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Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe
  Scroll down to UNIT 4: WESTERN EUROPE and click onto Chapter
14: Regional Atlas: Introduction to Western Europe…read the
Summary to answer the questions:
○ Why is the continent of Europe called “a peninsula of
peninsulas?”
Because of a number smaller peninsulas just out to the
north, west, and south.
○ What is a peninsula? (look this up in the dictionary if you
don’t know
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on all three
sides.

○ What peninsula stretches into the Mediterranean Sea?

Italian peninsula.

○ Is Greece a peninsula?
yes
Above the Summary section…click onto Go Online Activities
 On this page, under Enrichment: Ecosystems…click onto
ecosystems
 On this page, click onto Geography
 On this page, click onto World Geography
 On this page, under World Geography…scroll down to The
Difference between the U.K., Great Britain, England, and the
British Isles …and click onto that link
 On this page, take some time to maneuver…reading numerous
facts, answer the following questions.
○ What countries comprise Great Britain?
Scotland, Wales, France, Atlantic ocean.
○ What is the capital of Great Britain?
London.
○ What does Greater London mean?
Imperial Federation was a late-19th early 20th century
proposal to create a federated union in place of the
existing british Empire.
○ What are boroughs and how many are in the City of
London?
Boroughs are unique form of government that administers
into five fundimental consolidated cities. There are 5 in
Britain.
○ Where is Wales located in reference to England?
Lies on the west side of England.
○ When was Wales united with England?
1999
○ What river separates Scotland from England?
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Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe
 The Atlantic Ocean
○ What year were Scotland, England, and Wales united under
the name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain?
1999
○ What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
○ Where is the Isle of Man located and what is the total area
of this island?
Between Great Britain and Ireland in western Europe.
○ When did the Isle of Man enter the control of England?
1341
○ How does the Isle of Man governed?
Governed by UK laws.
○ What is meant by European Union and how many countries
are there?
27, The law of the Europian union is the unique legal
system which operates alongside the laws of the Europian
Union.
○ What is the purpose of the Commonwealth of Nations?
The purpose of this is consulutation and cooperation.
○ How is the United Kingdom governed?
Governed by the princible of male preference.
○ The United Kingdom consists of what countries?
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
○ What did signing the Magna Carta do for the United
Kingdom?
The signing of it did a lot of good things for the UK.
○ What religion is the Church of England?
Christian.
○ When did the United Kingdom lose control of America?
1763
○ Why did Britain enter WWII?
Because Germany invaded.
○ What is the name of the women who became Britain’s first
female Prime Minister?
Margaret Bondfield.
○ What was the name of Britain’s Prime Minister that led
Britain to become one of U.S. allies after the September 11
attacks on the World Trade Center?

○ What is the name of the British Royal that will take over
the throne when the Queen dies?

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Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator iGenda 1
Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Shakespeare: Literary Devices
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe
  Scroll to the top of the page and click onto Atlas and Almanacs to
answer:
○ Click onto EUROPE …and review the map
 What is the name of the Ocean west of IRELAND?
North atlantic ocean
 What is the name of the Sea south of FRANCE?
Mediterranean Sea.
 What is the capital of SPAIN?
Madrid
 What is the name of the Sea east of the UNITED
KINGDOM?
Black Sea.
 What is the name of the Sea west of NORWAY?
North Sea.
 What is the capital of SWEDEN?
Stockholm.
 What is the capital of ITALY?
Rome.
○ Scroll down to Maps—Europe and view the Countries to
answer the following questions:
 Click onto Austria
• What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
• How many miles is Salzburg from Vienna?
About 200 miles.
• What seven countries border Austria?
Non.e but it does has neighbors. East timer,
Papua New Guinea to the north, Solomon
Islands, Vanuata, New Coledonia to the North-
East, and New Zealand to the South-East.
• What is the Government of Austria?
A federal constitution monarchy under a
parliamentary democracy.
 Click onto Norway
• What is the capital of Norway?
Oslo
• What Sea’s border Norway?
Atlantic Ocean
• What three countries border Norway?
Russia, Finland, and Sweden.
• What is the Government of Norway?
Politics in Norway place in the framework of a
parliamentary representative democratic
constitutional monarchy.
 Click onto Sweden

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Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator iGenda 1
Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Shakespeare: Literary Devices
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe
 •
What is the capital of Sweden?
Stockholm
• What two countries border Sweden?
Norway and finland
• What is considered the Scandinavian
Peninsula?
The geographic region in northern Europe,
consisting of Norway, Sweden and part of
northern Finland.
• What is the Government of Sweden?
A constitutional monarchy on
parliamentary democracy.

Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: TOLERANCE

Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator iGenda 1
Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Shakespeare: Literary Devices
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator WebQuest: Western Europe