Tone
The dictionary definition of a word - this never changes even though different people have different experiences
When two lines of poetry end in words that sound the same, what is that called?
rhyme
What is the difference between similes and metaphors?
Similes compare two things using like or as, metaphors do not use like or as.
define personification
giving human qualities to a nonhuman thing.
What is theme?
the life lesson of a text/moral of the story
What is connotation?
The feeling of a word (which might change depending on a person's past experiences)
What is the onomatopoeia in the following line of poetry?
"Knock knock, who's there, it's Adolf's heartchen knocking."
knock knock
What is being compared to a kitten in a basket in the following line?
"our bouncing boy, thank God and knock on wood, is well, looks just like his folks, like a kitten in a basket"
the bouncing baby boy/the baby
In the following line of poetry, what object is being personified?
"Do I want to remember the wailing of the night?"
the night
What is the stuff called that comes between the exposition and the climax?
Rising Action
What words in this line create the tone of horror?
"Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes."
murdered, ashes
What do you call it when a poem or book makes a reference to a historical event, another book, movie, poem, song, etc.?
allusion
What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Some ashes drift about the morning air
appearing as do snowflakes in a stall,
ashes and snowflakes
Explain what makes this personification.
The compassionate moon is showing the way.
The moon is being given the human quality of having feelings or having compassion.
What is a story's resolution?
A resolution is the situation AFTER the end of the story
Describe the tone of the following line from "The Butterfly: "But I have found my people here. The dandelions call to me And the white chestnut candles in the court."
hopeful, positive, etc.
"Sally sells seashells by the seashore." The repeated "s" and "sh" sounds are an example of what?
alliteration
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
A survivor of Hitler's gas chambers/ sails at night around his undarkened window/ a wandering ship on oceans of darkness,
Survivor/ship
oceans of darkness/trauma (implicit metaphor)
What makes the following example a hyperbole OR not a hyperbole?
my mind had painted a painting of you
Ten Million Miles High is the Painting
so the whole universe can see you Now
It is a hyperbole because the height of the painting is exaggerated
What THREE things does an exposition talk about?
Time, Place, Characters
When people talk about the Holocaust, what tone(s) are often used?
somber, seriousness, horror, respect, honor, etc.
What poetry "trick" or element is being used in the following line?
the camera will click from under that black hood.
alliteration
What is the impact of the following simile:
You are my sunshine
It makes it clear that the speaker cares about the person they are talking to. The person brightens their day.
Explain what makes the following sentence personification OR not personification.
"Her eyes drilled into me like lasers that could burn a hole into my mind."
It is NOT personification. No non-human object is being given human traits.
The girl is being compared to a laser, so a human is being given non-human traits. That's not personification.
What is a protagonist?
The main character of a story