Poetic Elements
What do you call a group of lines in poetry?
Stanza
To give human qualities to inanimate objects
Personification
A word that identifies a person, place, thing or idea
Noun
I like these class
I like these classes.
OR
I like that class.
What is the first paragraph of an essay called? (This is the paragraph where you include your thesis.)
Introduction Paragraph
Shakespeare published 154 of these 14-line poems.
Sonnets
Term that means word choice
Diction
A word that shows an action
Verb
Casey is catched by the authorities yesterday.
Casey was caught by the authorities yesterday.
The four parts of an SCR are: _____, text evidence/examples, explanation, and conclusion.
Thesis/Claim
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
There is two cars.
There are two cars.
In this type of essay, the author has to convince the reader to come to their side of the argument.
Persuasive Essay
What is the structure of free verse?
There is no structure.
The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds of several words within one line of poetry, as in "Splashing horses stop in the silvery stream."
Alliteration
A piece of punctuation, not a period, that seperates two complete thoughts
Semi-colon (;)
The four participants discussed it between themselves.
The four participants discussed it among themselves.
In this type of essay, the author is attempting to make a case for what they believe in.
Argumentative Essay
What is the tone of a limerick?
Silly
The repetition of the vowel sounds inside several words within one line of poetry, as in "Go row the boat home."
Assonance
Name the grammatical rule, or structure, that this follows:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
Parallelism (or parallel structure)
By the time the teacher arrived, the students already completed their assignments.
By the time the teacher arrived, the students had already completed their assignments.
What is it called when you analyze two sources at the same time in the same essay?
Synthesis