Poetic Elements
What do we call paragraphs in poetry?
stanzas
To give human qualities to inanimate objects.
personification
A word that identifies a person, place, thing or idea.
noun
There is two cars over there.
are
This type of essay requires the reader to analyze two different works of literature
Literary Analysis
Shakespeare published 154 of these 14-line poems
sonnets
When a writer compares two things that aren't alike by saying they are the same.
metaphor
A word that shows an action
verb
The four participants discussed it between themselves.
among
use among because there more than two things that are not distinct items
In this type of essay, the author is attempting to make a case for what they believe in
Argumentative essay
What form of poetry follows the 5/7/5 line form?
haiku
When a writer uses words that sound like the sound they are representing, such as "sizzle" or "ring."
onomatopoeia
A word that describes a noun.
adjective
Alessa see Brian is catched by the authorities yesterday.
saw, caught
In this type of essay, the author has to convince the reader to come to their side of the argument
persuasive essay
What is the structure of free verse?
there is no structure
The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds of several words within one line, as in "splashing horses stop in the silvery stream."
alliteration
A piece of punctuation, not a period, that seperates two complete thoughts
Semi-colon ;
I found really interesting the classes.
I found the classes really interesting.
In this type of essay, the author describes an object, person, place, experience, emotion, or situation.
Descriptive Essay
What is the purpose of a limerick?
to be humorous/funny
The repetition of the vowel sounds inside several words within one line, as in "Go row the boat home."
assonance
Name the grammatical rule, or structure, that this follows:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
parallel structure
I want to see the tiger and panda at the zoo and the elephant.
I want to see the tiger, panda, and elephant at the zoo.
In this type of essay, the author is asked to use their creative writing skills to write a story
Narrative