Poetry Terms
The emotional definition of a word
Connotation
What does the U in SQUARE stand for?
UNDERLINE key words in the questions to find exactly what you are being asked to find.
When Explaining your quotes, what should you refer back to?
The prompt/ answer
The meaning/ message of text, expressed in a FULL SENTENCE.
Theme
Which country commissioned the Statue of Liberty as a gift to the United States?
France
Behold this flower in my hand.
It holds a power you can't see.
Internal rhyme
What does the A in SQUARE stand for?
ANNOTATE the text for answers to the questions.
When Answering the prompt for an ACE paragraph, you always need to include what from the prompt?
Important vocabulary
Making references to popular media in a text.
Allusion
The oldest person ever recorded lived to be what age?
122
The form of poetry in which the poet expresses grief, sadness or loss.
Elegy
What does the S in SQUARE stand for
SKIM the text for things that stand out.
What is wrong with this citation?
(Jason Reynolds, 123).
Last name only and no comma
Pow! Bang! Bam!
Onomatopoeia
Which musician holds the record for most GRAMMYs of all time?
Beyoncé
"snatched fistfuls of my shirt" (Reynolds 153).
Consonance
Bonus: what sound do you hear repeating?
What does the Q in SQUARE stand for?
QUESTIONS; Read the questions before you really read through the text, so you know what you are looking for.
When Citing from the text, you always need to do what before the quote?
Introduce the quote
Although is an example of what part of speech?
Subordinating conjunction.
What are the two outermost colors on the upper and lower ends of a rainbow?
red and violet/purple
I was scared to death!
Hyperbole
What does the R in SQUARE stand for?
RETURN; Return to the questions and use process of elimination to narrow down your answer choices.
When Explaining your quotes, how many sentence of explanation do you need?
3
True or False: A complex sentence includes two or more independent clauses.
False
What fish is used to make calamari?
Squid