English Terms
To show an author's view of a subject, they may use specific terms and vocabulary to create a _____.
What is tone?
What is the rhyming pattern of the following stanza?
Once upon a midnight dreary,
I sang a song by twilight,
And once the soldiers weary,
Heard the song they danced all night.
What is ABAB?
What are the elements of setting?
Physical Location, Time, Atmosphere (Mood), Cultural/Ancestor Influences, Climate (Weather)
What are the four main conflict types we discussed?
Man vs. Man
Man vs. World
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
What is rhetorical question?
Which sound device is used below?
Mrs. Posten's preposterous game had my eyeballs popping out of my precious skull.
What is alliteration?
Which element of setting creates a feeling for the reader through the use of descriptive language and details?
What is atmosphere?
This type of conflict is internal.
Man vs. Self
The moral or lesson of a story is...
What is theme?
What poetic technique is shown below?
I cried and cried,
tears of sadness.
Then I realized,
I didn't need to cry any longer,
and I found I could smile.
What is...
SHIFT?
Which element of setting deals with the "where" of a story?
When a conflict arises between two people, what type of conflict is this?
Man vs. Man
Mrs. Posten's foolproof way of writing a good analysis paragraph includes what three elements?
Topic Sentence, Evidence, Analysis
The point of view a poem is read from is called...
What is speaker?
This element of setting deals with the "when" of a story.
What is time?
Which type of conflict involves elements such as lightning or broken down houses?
Man vs. Nature
Giving human like attributes to a non-living thing is...
What is personification?
What is the following?
The ash blanketed the scorched earth in a sheet of white and gray.
What is metaphor?
This element of setting can include food, customs, morals and values, and dialogue.
What is ancestral/cultural influences?
When a culture pushes out its own people or makes them feel lesser than, what type of conflict is this?
Man vs. World/Society