Poetry
A Whole Nation and a People
Literary Terms
Grab Bag
Grammar
200

The specific pattern of syllables that the ends of lines in a poem follow. 

What is rhyme scheme?

200
Genre or type of work that AWNAAP represents. 

What is a memoir?

200

A primary function of most first paragraphs in works or essays. 

What is introduction?

200

a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

What is an experiment?

200

Grammatical term for "she" in the following sentence:

She hit the ball.

What is subject?

400

The species of tree that is the subject of "The Loveliest of Trees."

What is a cherry tree?

400

Two of the four foods which Nikos describes in depth to try to impart a lesson on Harry. 

What are olive oil, spices, cheese, and Greek salad?

400

The unifying message of a work or the major idea or lesson a work imparts. 

What is theme?

400

The main claim of an essay. In our long-form writing, we wrote it at the end of our first paragraph. 

What is a thesis statement?

400

"In," "up," "out" are examples of this type of word (used to link nouns to other words in a sentence)

What is a preposition?

600

A major theme of the poem "O Mistress Mine."

What is love and/or youth?

600

The fruit whose taste and experience has a lasting impact on Harry.

What are figs?

600

This is a example of simile.  

(any example of a simile)

600

A process by which we look at the similarities between two or more things.

What is comparison?

600

Grammatical term for "hit" in the following sentence:

She hit the ball.

What is verb?

800

The number of years in a score.  

What is 20?

800

Harry's experience of a "hollow victory" after he throws the fruit suggests he feels this about his actions. 

What is remorse?

800

A poet using the word "trip" vs. "go" is an example of using ___ to create a specific mood in a work. 

What is diction?

800

A process by which we look at the differences between two or more things?

What is contrast?

800

Grammatical term for "the ball" in the following sentence:

She hit the ball.

What is object?

1000

The three things that Wordsworth personifies as dancing in his poem, "I wandered lonely as a cloud."

What are Daffodils, Waves, Heart?

1000

The theme of the AWNAAP. 

What is the importance of embracing one's background or culture?

1000

This is an example of personification.

What is (any example of personification)?

1000

The two specific foods which Harry refers to in the first paragraph of AWNAAP that he suggests are the epitome of American foods. 

What are hot dogs and cokes?

1000

Words that act as nouns and stand in for other, more specific, nouns.  (She, He, It, etc.)

What are pronouns?

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