Colonial Times
Poem Descriptors
Poem Descriptors
Elements of Poetry
Author's Purpose
100
World class author and inventor
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
A word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness.
What is a figure of speech?
100
Part of speech that occurs at the end of two or more lines.
What is end rhyme?
100
What figure of speech is evident in the stanza below? Twas mercy brought me from my pagan land,
Taught my beknighted soul to understand
What is allusion?
100
(Author's Purpose) The writer's tone may be happy, there is a clear story line
What is to entertain?
200
First African-American female poet published
Who is Phyllis Wheatley?
200
The comparison of two unlike things, with the use of
What is a simile?
200
What part of speech occurs in the middle of a line?
What is internal rhyme?
200
(Author's Purpose) There are many facts, statistics, and generally very little emotion
What is to inform?
300
The famous book that discusses the life of Ben Franklin
What is the Autobiography?
300
A figure of speech involving the implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of to be
What is a metaphor
300
Figure of speech that refers to contradictory poems that appear side to side
What is an oxymoron?
300
The author uses facts to support an opinion
What is to persuade?
400
A figure of speech which gives them the qualities a person to an animal, object, or an idea
What is personification?
400
The writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers.
What is tone?
400
There are many facts that support the author's opinion
What is to persuade?
400
“You search the rocks for a footing, dragging scrawny roots;/ You bare your thin breast to the storms, and fling out wild arms behind you;/ You throw back your witch-like head, with wisps of hair stringing the wind.” A. simile B. personification C. irony D. hyperbole
What is personification?
500
“And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold.” What type of figurative language does the speaker use in this line from the poem?
What is a metaphor?
500
An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect
What is hyperbole?
500
Figure of speech that refers to the word choice and order of words
What is diction?
500
do volunteer work. (2) We already have enough school work to do. (3) Many of us already have volunteer projects of our own. Which would be the best word to insert at the beginning of sentence 3 to connect it with sentence 2 above? A. Furthermore, B. Consequently, C. Overall, D. However,
What is furthermore?
500
“Although she won scholarships to two prestigious universities, she chose to stay at home and work toward a teaching degree at Brooklyn College.” In this context, the word prestigious most likely means A. preliminary. B. impressive. C. specialized. D. inexpensive.
What is impressive?
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