Poetry
What is a stanza?
A stanza is a group/paragraph in a poem.
What's a Simile?
A comparison using like or as.
What are the definitions for the following words?
-Abhor
-Affable
-Amiss
-despondent
-Entreat
-Haunt
-Impel
-Interminable
- To shrink from disgust; to detest
- Pleasant; approachable; gracious
- In a wrong or imperfect way
- Depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged
- To ask earnestly; to beg
- To stay in one's mind continuously
- To drive or propel
- Endless; seeming to be without an end
What is Argumentative Writing?
Argumentative writing is when someone shares their side on a statement like "Should phones be allowed in school?" in the writing they choose here side, explain why they chose it, and convince you to support it as well.
What is a symbol?
An object, person, or action that has a literal meaning but also represents something else.
What is TP-CASTT?
It's a way to understand what the poem means, each letter stands for a word. Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shifts, Title, and Theme.
What's a Classical illusion? What is a Biblical illusion?
A classical illusion is an illusion relating to Greek history or gods. A Biblical illusion is relating to the bible or a bible verse.
What's the definition of these words?
- Irascible
- Profound
- Reclusive
- Reverberate
- Sage
- Tirade
-Tremulous
- Quick-tempered; irritable
- Intense; deeply felt
- A person who lives apart from society and is often alone
- To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations
- Having wisdom and good judgment
- A long, angry speech
- Marked by trembling or shaking
What is Claim?
Claim is the central idea of an essay or a paragraph, the very first sentence od an essay or paragraph.
What is theme?
Theme is a central message of a literary piece.
What's a pun?
A pun is a joke using words that sound alike but have different meanings.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison not using like or as.
What's the definition for these words?
- Audacious
- Confiscated
- Depict
- Embark
- Inkling
- Lackadaisical
- Mutiny
- Willing to take risks; daring
- To seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of
- Thorough; careful
- To give a picture of; to describe
- To go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage
- A slight suspicion; a vague idea
- Showing little spirit of enthusiasm
- Deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors
What is a counterclaim?
A counterclaim is the opposing side of the argument, to show that you aren't bias and wont criticize the readers choice in the matters.
What's Onomatopoeia?
It is a sound effect in literature, we can almost hear the sound as we read the word.
What's a poem?
A poem is a writing filled with strong emotions or strong ideas.
What is Mood?
Mood is the feeling you get while reading something, like a short story, the feelings you feel from it. Like if it's a horror read or a comedic read, you'll feel scared at the horror, but laugh at the comedic one.
- Pilfer
- Profusion
- prudent
- Rankle
- Rebuke
- Serene
- Slovenly
- To steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value
- A plentiful supply; a great or generous amount
- Very careful; showing judgement and wisdom
- To cause continuing anger or irritation
- To criticize strongly; to reprimand
- Calm and untroubled; peaceful
- Untidy; carelessly done
What is a rebuttal?
A rebuttal is your response to the counterclaim to show that your choice is the better option or stronger than the other.
What is repetition?
Repeating a word or phrase over and over again.
What does Assonance mean? What does Consonance mean?
Assonance is the repetition of the sound of a vowel. Consonance is the repetition of consonants.
What is Tone?
Tone is the way the writer intends the read to make you feel, like a horror book, the author wants to make you feel scared, or feel the suspense in a room.
What are the definitions for these words?
- Anarchy
- Apprehend
- Arraign
- Assimilate
- Bizarre
- Calamity
- Conspire
- Dissension
- Elapse
- Imminent
- Interrogate
- Lionize
- Meticulous
- Shackle
- Swelter
- Total absence of government
- To seize; to arrest
- To bring before a court to face charges
- To absorb into a population
- Strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar
- An event causes great suffering and harm; a disaster
- To plan together secretly to do something wrong of illegal
- A difference in opinion; disagreement
- To pass or slip by (used with time)
- About to happen; likely to occur very shortly
- To ask questions, especially in a thorough or formal manner
- To treat as a celebrity
- Extremely careful; attentive to small details
- A ring of and put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement
- To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat.
Identify parts of a body paragraph.
Topic sentence→ Tell your readers what your paragraph will be about. A supporting reason for why/why not Atlantis exists. Add EVIDENCE to support your side of the argument does it exist? What does the article say about it? Pull a quote from the article that proves your side of the argument. Explain how your evidence PROVES your argument (connect the dots between evidence and argument) What does the evidence mean? Why is it important to the readers’ understanding of Atlantis? Concluding sentence→ Wrap up the contents of your body paragraph with a transitional word/phrase (overall, altogether, in conclusion, etc.)
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.