Section One Quiz

Part A: Ackerman began "Love's Vocabulary" by stating "Love is the great intangible." What does she mean by this statement.

• Love feels bad

• Love is an emotion that cannot be easily understood

• Love is very hard to get and keep

• Love is the best thing that anyone can every experience.

Part B: Which detail from the first two paragraphs supports your response to part A.

• But what dream state is love? Frantic and serene, vigilant and calm, wrung-out and fortified-----love commands a vast army of moods. (lines 7-10)

• "Hate stalks the streets with dripping fangs, fear flies down narrow alleyways on leather wings, and jealousy spins sticky webs across the sky. (lines 2-4)"

• "When I set a glass prism on a windowsill and allow the sun to

  flood through it, a spectrum of colors dances on the floor.(lines 12)"

• "In daydreams, we can maneuver with poise, foiling an opponent, scoring high on fields of glory while crowds cheer, cutting fast to the heart of an adventure.(lines 4-7)"

In lines 28–33, what human qualities does Ackerman attribute to love? Describe the tone she creates by this use of personification.

What is Kate Tempest's claim throughout the poem "My Shakespeare"

• She is in love and wants her lover to be like Shakespeare

• Shakespeare is her boyfriend

• Shakespeare relevant in every part of our lives

• Shakespeare is an amazing person

What is the definition of fair as it is being used here

"Two households, both alike in dignity

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene (lines 1-2)"

• numerous, large or significant

• light, not dark in color

• pleasing to the eye, acceptable quality

• free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism

Look at the famous quotes from Shakespeare. What are the modern-day equivalents of the underlined words?

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.’ As You Like It

An important theme, or message, in Romeo and Juliet is the struggle against fate, or forces that determine how a person’s life will turn out. Explain how Act I’s Prologue establishes the fate of the main characters and introduces the struggles they will face.