This misunderstood poet and author projected his suffering in his narrators at times.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
100
Read each set of words. Which words from each have a more favorable connotation?
1. thrifty or penny-pinching?
2. politician or statesman?
What is thrifty and statesman?
100
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line
What is rhythm?
100
What type of rhyme is apparent in the lines below?
"Once I dive into these pages, I may not come out for ages
Books have powers over me; inside a book I am not free. . "
What is internal rhyme?
100
The biggest DIFFERENCE between the Americans and the British was the ________ due to how important this was to Americans.
What is the novel?
200
This poet used slant rhymes and unconventional dashes and capitalization.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
200
unique sentence structures used to help reinforce overall meaning
What is syntax?
200
Essays have paragraphs, whereas poems often have ____________.
What is a stanza?
200
In Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!", the ship is representative of America. This comparison carries from the beginning of the poem all the way to the end. This is known as an ____________ ______________.
What is extended metaphor?
200
Americans looked to ___________ for inspiration, escape from society, and a place without limit.
What is nature?
300
Once upon a midnight ____________, while I pondered weak and _______________.
What is dreary and weary?
300
The title of this gothic poem served as a ____________ of death and/or loneliness.
What is symbol?
300
What 2 literary devices are used?
Janie read a book by the babbling brook
What is internal rhyme and alliteration?
300
What rhyming literary device is at work here?
"Try to light the fire" (long "i")
What is assonance?
300
American Romantics have given us great __________ in American literature that express
"hidden truths" and some of which have "underlying meanings". (i.e.--The Scarlet Letter)
What is symbolism/ a symbol?
400
This poet re-wrote a famous piece throughout his lifetime and it was viewed as either scandalous or "genius" in the beginning. By the end of his lifetime, this piece was appreciated by many. Name the title.
What is Leaves of Grass?
400
Look at a short lyric from Robert Frost entitled “Dust of Snow”:
The way a crow Shook down on me
The dust of snow From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart A change of mood
And saved some part Of a day I had rued.
There is a difference in the speaker's voice from the first stanza to the second. This poetic device is known as _____.
What is shift?
400
Identify the rhyme scheme in the Shel Silverstein poem.
"I asked for a hot dog
with everything on it
And that was a big mistake
'Cause it came with a parrot,
A bee in a bonnet,
A wristwatch, a wrench, and a rake"
What is ABCDBC?
400
This is the view of the human condition that all people are connected by their shared experience of ________. Whitman echoed this epic __________ in his poetry.
What is life? What is theme?
400
American Romantics believed emotion was a gateway to _____________.
What is knowledge?
500
This poet was known for using seemingly contradictory statements. Who is the poet and what is the device called?
Who is Emily Dickinson and what is paradox?
500
Father: “We can’t go on vacation this summer.”
Son: “Ok. Great! That’s what I expected.”
The son's tone can be described as _________.
What is sarcastic?
500
“My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration." These sentences represent a poetic device that Walt Whitman often used for emphasis of his epic theme.
What is anaphora?
500
In "The Raven," Poe uses diction to contribute to a dark, mysterious mood within his poem. This and other elements such as a "remote setting" and a "tormented character" support the genre of ___________ literature.
What is gothic?
500
American Romantics often valued the individuals who stayed true to themselves, which meant being true to our identity and essential nature. This characteristic is known as _______________.