OMATS
Poetry
Elements of Lit.
Vocab
Misc. Terms
100
The point of view or narration of Old Man and the Sea.
What is third person omniscient?
100
When a poem rhymes in the middle and the end of a line
What is internal rhyme?
100
Giving human characteristics to something unhuman
What is personification?
100
A small, open boat
What is skiff?
100
How the author wants the reader to "see and hear" what is happening in the story/poem/artwork
What is point of view?
200
The old man's favorite sport
What is baseball?
200
Groups of lines in a poem separated by breaks
What is a stanza?
200
words in consecutive order with the same starting sound
What is alliteration?
200
A hook or pointed curved end on a stick
What is gaff?
200
The attitude with which the speaker or narrator treats his subject
What is tone/voice?
300
The theme that was exemplified by Santiago not giving up in a difficult, painful situation
What is determination (or bravery)?
300
The message or image created by the poem that the write wants readers to understand
What is theme?
300
Comparing two things that are unrelated but share similar characteristics without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor?
300
to be protected from or being able to resist catching a disease
What is immunity?
300
How the reader is supposed to feel while reading the author's work
What is mood?
400
The symbol that represented Santiago's youth and happiness
What is the lions?
400
The voice that the poet creates to communicate the message of the poem.
What is speaker?
400
When you compare two different things by using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
400
Intended or showing kindness
What is benevolent?
400
The problem that main characters face
What is conflict?
500
When Santiago cuts his palms and they bleed
What is the allusion of Santiago to Jesus?
500
The number of syllables in a line and how those syllables are accented.
What is meter?
500
When two or more words in close order repeat the same vowel sounds but not the same consonant sounds
What is assonance?
500
Cunning, using trickery, deceitful
What is guile?
500
You have to interpret the story/poem to determine the main idea
What is implicit theme?
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