1. Lesson 10: Skills to Know Late reading guides to tray!
Understand and apply concepts of foils, figurative language, and subtext to Romeo and Juliet

2. Subtext Define in R+J Packets
The underlying or hidden meaning in dialogue or text; what is meant within the words by the way they are said
Each group has a piece of paper that says “That one is mine,” but each takes place in a different scenario
You and your group will act out this scenario saying the line, and the rest of the class needs to guess the scenario

3. Figurative Language Define the following terms in your R+J Packets
Imagery
Verbal expression of sensory experience; using descriptive words to appeal to the five sense
Metaphor
A direct comparison between two unlike things
Simile
A comparison between two or more things using the words like or as
Personification
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Hyperbole
Exaggeration used to suggest strong emotion or create a humorous effect
Allusion
A reference to a well known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work

4. Figurative Language in R+J
Worksheets! Staple to R+J Packets
Example 1
Romeo: “Love is smoke made with the fume of sighs”
What kind of figurative language is this?
What is the comparison or use of fig lang?

5. Example 2
Romeo:
“One fairer than my love! The all seeing sun/Ne’er saw her match, since first the world begun.”
What kind of figurative language?
What is the comparison/use?

6. Foils: Staple sheet to packet!
A foil is a character who provides a ______________________to another character.
A foil may emphasize another character’s ______________________ or may make another character look better by comparison.
A foil essentially is a character that ________________ and _________________ another character.
Strong contrast
Distinctive traits
compares
contrasts

7. Foil Example Harry Potter versus Draco Malfoy
How does Malfoy contrast Harry? What is so different about the two? 1) 2) 3)

8. Romeo and Mercutio How are these two characters foils of one another?
Name different character traits about each character.

9. Timeline: Front page of R+J Packet
What happens Sunday morning? 1. 2. 3.
What happens Sunday night?

10. Characterization Add notes in boxes for each character
What are some descriptive words of Romeo? What kind of character is he?

11. Juliet

12. Benvolio

13. Mercutio

14. Tybalt