Latin Roots
The latin root meaning "light" or "shining"
What is -lus-?
Time and place in which a story happens
What is setting?
The author's reason for writing
What is author's purpose?
comparison of seemingly unlike things using a connecting word (like, seems, as)
What is simile?
Bang! Zip! Screech! Sound words that are written out are known as...
What is onomatopoeia?
the quality of shining by reflecting light; sheen; brightness
What is luster?
Characters’ actions and reactions are often a response to these conflicts. In this way, the setting helps to show their personalities.
What is characterization?
A line that ends with terminal punctuation such as a colon, semicolon, or period.
What is an end-stopped line?
comparison of seemingly unlike things with no connecting word
What is metaphor?
Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
.. is an example of...
What is repetition?
(1) able to think clearly; (2) expressed clearly; easily understood
What is lucid?
A historical and cultural setting can create conflict, and characters’ actions and reactions in response to that conflict can drive the story’s...?
What is plot?
A run on line that ends in the middle of an idea. The phrase or sentence continues to the next line or lines.
What is an enjambed line?
language that gives human traits to non human things
What is personification?
This describes repeated vowel sounds in the middle of words with different consonant end sounds
ie: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
What is assonance?
notably or brilliantly outstanding; well-known for high achievements
What is illustrious?
The story's main message or insight about life. May be expressed through the conflicts the setting creates. For example, if characters suffer the effects of war, the _____ may involve ideas about peace.
What is theme?
the possibility of multiple meanings or interpretations
What is ambiguity?
unexplained reference to something that is well known
What is alllusion?
repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity; they usually follow different vowel sounds
ie:
And many weeping stood without
Weeping mourning worshipping
(Blake, "I Saw a Chapel")
What is consonance?
reflecting light evenly; shiny; glossy
What is lustrous?
Some themes are culturally specific, reflecting time in a particular time and place. Others are _______, expressing insights that apply to people across time and culture
What is universal?
point in a sentence or phrase at which a line ends; lines may follow punctuation or flow without them
What is a line break?
Figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by one of its attributes, or by the name of something closely associated with it.
ie: "He's a suit" = He is a businessman
What is metonymy?
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? (letters)
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep
What is AAAA?