Vocab 1
What is a couplet?
A stanza form with 2 lines
What is a simile?
when two different things are being compared to create a certain image, using the words "like", "as", or "than"
What is a stanza
: A group of lines that are arranged together. The lines belong together either because of content or the verse form.
All our poems so far have been in what meter?
Iambic (unstressed, stressed)
Is Casey at the Bat lyrical or narrative?
Narrative
what is a tercet?
A stanza form with three lines
What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration for the sake of emphasis
What is Rhyme?
a series of two or more words whose endings repeat the same, or similar, sound
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
Mary had a little Lamb
whose fleece was white as snow
and everywhere that Mary went
the lamb was sure to go.
ABCB
The Cow and My Shadow are examples of what kind of poem?
Lyrical
what is a quatrain?
A stanza form with 4 lines
What is a line?
the point on the left where the words start to the point on the right where the words end
What is end rhyme?
the pattern of end rhyme in a stanza of a poem
today and victory are what kind of rhyme?
slant rhyme
My Bed is like a little boat is what kind of figurative language? What is being compared?
Simile, a bed and a boat
What is an iamb?
A foot consisting of two syllables, the first one stressed, the second unstressed
What is meter?
a patterned arrangement of syllables that make up the rhythm of a poetic line
describe the difference between a lyrical and narrative poem
one describes a noun and one tells a story
mark the meter of the following:
today I walked along the shore
to find a star and 'gull
iambic meter (unstressed, stressed)
What are three key actions that happen in Casey at the Bat?
(need 3 out of 5)
the stakes are high (they are down two points)
the bases are in a winning position
Casey is at the bat
Casey has two strikes
Casey strikes out
What is a foot?
A unit of measure used to count meter, consisting of a fixed group of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is juxtaposition?
When two opposite feelings are put next to each other to create a dramatic effect
what is figurative language
refers to language that uses words in ways that deviate from their literal interpretation to achieve a more complex or powerful effect
how many feet does this line of poetry have?
The distant strains of triumph
3.5
The Jabberwocky uses which two tools to tell the story (two vocabulary words)
Portmanteau and Onomatopoeia