Terms
Terms Continued
Literary Movements
Examples
Examples Continued
100
the pattern of rhymes in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
100
a comparison between two unlike things that is extended over many lines
What is an extended metaphor?
100
a revolt against rationalism that affected literature and is marked by the following: - emphasis on intuition and the imagination - contemplation of the natural world - distrust of the city life - young man as the protagonist
What is romanticism?
100
"The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darknes, the curlew calls" utilizes what sound effect?
What is assonance (the repetition of the "i" sound)?
100
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore!" is an example of what sound effect?
What is refrain?
200
when words within the same line of poetry rhyme
What is internal rhyme?
200
the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
200
a literature genre that emphasizes the evil and two-faced aspects of human nature; oftentimes includes supernatural elements
What is dark romantics?
200
Fame is a bee, It has a song - It has a sting - Ah, too, it has a wing is an example of what figure of speech?
What is an extended metaphor?
200
Is the following informal or formal writing: She didn't want you to go to a NY school.
What is informal?
300
words that have some correspondence in sound but not an exact one
What is slant rhyme?
300
the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds, especially in words close together
What is assonance?
300
a tradition which focused on: - the individual - nature - self-reliance - avoided conformity and routine
What is transcendentalism?
300
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky is an example of what figure of speech?
What is personification?
300
What are the characteristics for formal writing?
What are: - avoid contractions - avoid slang - avoid abbreviations - assume an unfamiliar audience
400
a word, phrase, line, or group of words that is repeated, for effect, several times in a poem (like a chorus)
What is refrain?
400
the repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
What is alliteration?
400
Which type of writer (Romantic, Dark Romantic, or Transcendentalist) would write the following: "It is remarkable how easily we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten path for ourselves."
What is a transcendentalist because it discusses how we fall into routines.
400
The chimes rang sublime is an example what sound effect?
What is internal rhyme?
400
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos. is an example of which sound effect?
What is alliteration?
500
a figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two unlike things
What is simile?
500
the associations of emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase
What is connotation?
500
Which type of writer (Romantic, Dark Romantic, or Transcendentalist) would write the following: "He was enchained by certain superstitious impressions in regard to the place he lived, which had an effect of his physique and his mind."
What is a dark romantic?
500
The soul selects her own society - then - shuts the door - to her divine majority - present no more includes examples of which two sound effects?
What is slant rhyme (society; majority) and exact rhyme (door; more)?
500
The ball swished through the hoop. contains an example of which sound effect?
What is onomatopoeia?
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