Characters I
The landlord's daughter
Bess
lies about having a mother
Jerry
An inn in England during the 1700s
"The Highwayman"
She's as cold as ice
simile: She------ice
A. repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
B. repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words closet together in a poem
A. alliteration
B. rhyme
angels carried her away and buried her in the sea
Annabel Lee
a lazy eight-year-old who learns to spell
Roger Clark
a kingdom by the sea
"Annabel Lee"
The rain pelted the roof like popcorn
simile: rain-------popcorn
A. a comparison between two unlike things using words "like" or "as"
B. a comparison between two unlike things
A. simile
B. metaphor
a dangerous robber
The Highwayman
has the nickname of "Miss Awful"
Miss Orville
the mountains of Carolina (probably North Carolina)
"A Mother in Mannville"
The farmer used his hefty horses to haul the hay in less than three hours
alliteration
A. use of words with sounds that echo their sense
B. a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else and is not literally true
A. onomatopoeia
B. figure of speech
a fun teacher who does the Mexican hat dance with students
is disruptive in Sunday School
Michael
New York City
"Miss Awful"
Jezebel lured him into her web of lies and deceit
metaphor: Jezebel--------spider
A. a group of words repeated at intervals in a poem, song, or speech
B. a group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in poetry
A. refrain
B. stanza
is called "Bullet Nose" by her cousin
Bebe
a jealous ostler
Tim
a house where one can smell grits and gravy cooking
"Mama is a Sunrise"
The Porsche crouched before the race, growling in anticipation
A. musical quality produced by stressed and unstressed syllables or other sound patterns
B. rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech/imagery and is designed to appeal to emotion and imagination
A. rhythm
B. poetry