Poetic Structures
Which Poetic structure consists of 14 lines and an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme?
Sonnet
What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
simile
What is Christopher's pet rat's name?
Toby
What word is defined as "easy to understand; clear"
Lucid
What are the 5 parts of plot?
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What poetic structure, the longest poem we wrote this year, repeats the same 6 words at the ends of the lines in a stanza?
Sestina
What is repeating of the first sounds of words (ex: peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)
alliteration
Christopher says that this book is what genre?
Murder Mystery
What word is defined as "to call on for support"
Invoke
Give an example of an indefinite pronoun
all any, anyone, both, either, everyone, another, most, neither, someone, several
A poem that is dedicated to a specific subject or object is called what
Ode
Giving a non human object human traits is called what?
Personification
When Christopher gets nervous, overwhelmed, or overstimulated, what does he do in his head to calm himself down?
What word is defined as "unutterable; indescribable"
Which of the following is an example of a common noun?
Texas, state, New York
state
What poetic structure has five three-line stanzas and a final quatrain with the first and third lines of the first stanza repeating alternately in the following stanzas
Villanelle
A firehouse catching on fire or a police station being robbed is an example of what?
irony
What does Christopher find in his father's closet?
Letters from his 'dead' mother
What word is defined as "stubbornly persistent; determined"
Which of the following is an example of an abstract noun?
house, courage, pencil
(You use abstract nouns when writing or speaking about feelings, characteristics, or qualities.)
Courage
What does SMILE stand for?
structure, meaning, imagery, (figurative) language, emotion
Who wrote our book Long Way Down?
Jason Reynolds
Christopher begins on a journey to find his mom where?
London
What word is defined as "happening by good fortune"
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
I saw the library held the books within it's shelves for the students to check out.