Sonnet, Prolgogue, and Vocab 1 Review

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  1. 2. The final two RHYMING lines of a sonnet are referred to as the (H __ R __ __ C) (C __ U P __ __ __ ). The function of these two lines is to summarize or capture the poem's big idea, also known as the ________ or the author's message.
  2. 4. Sadly, according to the prologue's second quatrain, the ______ of their children that will end the ______, or BITTER CONFLICT, between the Montagues and the Capulets.
  3. 8. Romeo and Juliet are referred to as ______ _______ _______ in the prologue, which means that "fate" or "destiny" brings them together. Anytime students read references to stars in the play, Shakespeare wants them to think of fate and destiny- what the characters do not control or choose.
  4. 11. Shakespeare uses the word ______ two times in the last line of the first quatrain, which is a PUN or a play on a word's two meanings. One definition is citizen, and the other has to do with being a person who follows the laws and rules of a society.
  5. 12. The prologue informs the audience that there is an ancient or old fashioned and outdated ______, or an argument people refuse to leave in the past, that is creating a new mutiny or _______ or revolt.
  6. 15. There are ten of these in every line of a Shakespearean sonnet. These are defined as the beats of a word.
  7. 16. A _____ is a rebellion against authority, which the young people from the Montague and Capulet families are causing on the streets of Verona!
  8. 17. Romeo is a ____________ and Juliet is a _____________ and their families are foes or ______________ (the plural of this word changes in spelling by removing the last letter and adding ies).
  9. 19. Another word for households could be __________; or the people who are related to each other and live in the same "household."
  10. 20. The two "households" from the prologue are the Capulets, which is the family of ______ and the Montagues and _______ belongs to this family.
  11. 21. Most people want their bank accounts to (A __ G __ _ _ T) or INCREASE!
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  1. 1. A group of four alternating rhyming lines of a sonnet is called a ___________.
  2. 3. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare begins with the (P R __ L __ G __ __ ) which would be recited in unison by a group of actors and provides a (P __ __ V __ __ W) of the play's plot and purpose. The opening lines are written a (__ __ __ __ __ __ ) which is a type of poem that has a strict structure.
  3. 5. If you have gone to court and been found not guilty you have been _______ of the crime.
  4. 6. A sonnet has exactly _____ (write the word not the number) lines.
  5. 7. Based on the prologue, readers should be able to infer Romeo and Juliet is set in the fair or beautiful city of _____ in the country of __________.
  6. 9. The ancient grudge between the Capulet and Montague families is a type of strife, or (B __ __ __ __ R ) (C __ __ F __ __ __ T).
  7. 10. The ______ of Odysseus is he is the (__ __ __ G) of Ithaca. There is no one in his kingdom with a higher (S _ C _ A L) position, rank, or station.
  8. 13. Throughout history, people have tried to figure out their _____ or destiny. During Odysseus' time, prophets and priests looked at omens, like two eagles flying together, to determine how the gods would (C __ __ T _ _ L) one's life. During Shakespeare's time, sometimes they looked at the stars, religion, or went back to myths to figure out the parts of their lives that they could not control.
  9. 14. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG is the ___________ (S __ H __ M __ ) of a sonnet. Students must write this in all capital letters with a clear space in between each set of letters.
  10. 18. A magician or a witch would do this.
  11. 19. A sonnet is written in IAMBIC PENTAMETER, because there are (F __ V __ ) pairs of (_ W _) syllables in each line where an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.