Poetic devices
"To Be of Use" Poem
Harrison Bergeron
"Why Humans do Good Things" article
Writing, MLA, and Citations
100

This device refers to a repeated sounds at the end of lines.

What is rhyme?

100

The author likes this type of person.

What is someone who works hard?

100

"Harrison Bergeron" is this type of short story.

What is dystopian?

100

This term means doing nice things for people, with no benefit to yourself.

What is altruism?

100

This is the correct spacing for your writing?

What is double?

200

This is a comparison using like or as.

What is a simile?

200

"Pull like water buffalo, with massive patience" is an example of this.

What is a simile?

200

This group stops people from having advantages.

Who is the government?

200

The example at the beginning of the article about the man falling onto the tracks is included to show this idea.

What is people helping one another/ altruism?

200

This is the correct citation for a quote from Animal Farm on page #10.

What is (Orwell 10).?

300

This device refers to when a non-human object acts like a person.

What is personification?

300

The author feels this way about people who "daly in the shallows."

What is she doesn't like them?
300

Harrison's parents learn about Harrison's escape and death through this technology.

What is a TV?

300

This term means feeling the feelings of another, and she believes this motivates "Pure Altruism."

What is empathy?

300

This information is in every in text citation.

What is name and page number?

400

This literary device draws attention to a phrase through internally repeating sounds.

What is alliteration?

400

"The pitcher cries for water to carry" is an example of this device.

What is personification?

400

This is why some of the artists winced at the same time as George.

They were being shocked for being too smart.

400

This is the idea that people only help each other in their own self interest. The author disagrees with this perspective.

What is egoic alrtruism?

400

This is the first step in the writing process. It helps writers know what they will write once they read a prompt.

What is brainstorming?

500

This poetic device refers to a sudden change in topic in a poem.

What is a volta?

500

This: People are made to be of use.

What is the main point of the poem?

500

What is the literary term for this idea: The story is about how the idea of equality can be corrupted to control people.

What is a theme?

500

This: The author believes that altruism brings people together.

What is the author's main point?

500

A claim includes these two elements.

What are reasoning and support?

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