Lit Terms
Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
What is a folktale?
A clause that has a subject, predicate, and is a complete thought. It can be a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, etc.
What is rhyme scheme?
When the people shed their wings in "The People Could Fly."
What is when they were captured?
The most important sentence in an essay.
What is a thesis?
A poet's word choice.
What is diction?
A dependent clause that describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective clause?
Aengus's quest.
What is to find the trout girl?
The character in "Another Place, Another Time" who is fun-loving, adventurous, smart, and influential.
Who is Gilbert?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are conjunctions?
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
A dependent clause that tells where, when, why, or how much?
What is an adverb clause?
The primary action of the first part of "The Song of Wandering Aengus."
What is Aengus makes a fishing rod and catches a trout?
The character in "Another Place, Another Time" who is smart, strong, stubborn, responsible, and the oldest.
Who is Emmy?
After, Although, Because, Even if, Where, Wherever, While, Since, Before
What are subordinating conjunctions?
A person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself.
What is a symbol?
Used at the start of an adjective clause and includes words such as that, who, whom, whose, or which?
What is a relative pronoun?
When each line follows a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is meter?
Gilbert's motivation for leaving the children behind.
What is wanting to break free of the tyranny of time?
The punctuation needed with a conjunctions when separating two independent clauses.
What is a comma?
What is character motivation?
A clause that has a subject and a predicate only.
What is a dependent clause?
What is night and day?
What is a metaphor for freedom and a sense of hope? (One or both is acceptable.)
A person, place or thing.
What a noun?