Poetic Elements
What do we call paragraphs in poetry?
stanzas
To give human qualities to inanimate objects.
personification
A word that identifies a person, place, thing or idea.
noun
There is two cars over there.
is
This type of essay requires the reader to critically analyze different works of literature and determine the theme.
Literary Analysis
Define symbol.
Something (like an object or color) that represents something abstract.
Giving human traits to nonhuman objects
Personification
A word that shows an action?
verb
The four participants discussed it between themselves.
among
use among because there more than two things that are not distinct items
The lesson the author wants the reader to learn by reading the story
Theme
What form of poetry follows the 5/7/5 line form?
haiku
When a poet uses words that sound like the sound they are representing, such as "sizzle" or "ring."
onomatopoeia
A word that describes a noun.
adjective
Bobby Fletcher was catched by the authorities yesterday.
caught
The minimum number of paragraphs your essay must be on the final.
4: Introduction, Body 1, Body 2, Conclusion
What's the difference between tone and mood?
Tone- the attitude the writer has toward a subject
Mood- the feeling or atmosphere created for the reader
The repetition of the beginning sounds of several words near each other. For example: "splashing horses stop in the silvery stream."
alliteration
Word that tells the time, location, or direction in a sentence.
Preposition
I found really interesting the classes.
I found the classes really interesting.
List 5 "banned" words from your final essay.
I, me, my, we, you, your, yours, us, our
What is the purpose of a limerick?
to be humorous/funny
The author's word choice
diction
A piece of punctuation, not a period, that seperates two complete thoughts
Semi-colon ;
A word that means unaware or ignorant
oblivious
List two of the three ways you could cite the text in your writing.
Direct quote, paraphrase, summarize