Elements of Poetry
which form has no rhyme, no consistent metrical pattern
free verse
what figurative language is used in “Some of the biggest failures I ever had were successes.” by Pearl Bailey
paradox
how to fix the error in “I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.”
semicolon or a coordinating conjunction with a comma after papers
what is the relative clause in "The unicorn possessed magical powers, which could heal the sick."
which could heal the sick
what is the name given to the general feeling of a text
mood
how many lines are in “scolds Forbid/den Stop/Must/n't Don't” by e e cummings
4
what figurative language is used in the phrase “awfully good”
oxymoron
what is the error in “Hoping to garner favor, my parents were unimpressed with the gift.”
the noun that hoping to garner favor is modifying is not present
identify the noun clause in "She was saddened by what she had read."
what she had read
what is the name given to the author’s attitude toward a subject expressed through diction
tone
describe the stanza make up of Petrarchan Sonnet
1 octave with 2 sestet
what figurative language is used in “Was I not born in the realm? Were my parents born in any foreign country? Is not my kingdom here? Whom have I oppressed? Whom have I enriched to other's harm? What turmoil have I made in this commonwealth that I should be suspected to have no regard to the same?” by Queen Elizabeth I
Rhetorical Question (Erotesis)
how to fix the error in “Marisa stopped at the grocery store, the bank and ran to the library.”
stopped at/ran to the grocery store, the bank, and the library
is the tense active or passive in “The lamp fell over.”
active
what is used when one says "my day is going to be great" when it started to rain when he or she left the house
verbal irony
describe the stanza make up of Shakespearean Sonnet
3 quatrain with 1 couplet
what figurative language is used in “Heaven, help us.”
apostrophe
how to fix the error in “Each of the clerks does a good deal of work around their office.”
their to his or her
what type of sentence is “Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station early but waited until noon for the bus.”
simple
what is the irony in Harry Porter when Voldemort dies after attacking baby Harry, believing it will secure his immortality; later, Harry’s nemesis, Professor Snape, turns out to be his protector.
situational irony
what type of stanza is used in “Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow.” by Shakespeare
couplet
what figurative language is used in “Her cat is near the computer to keep an eye on the mouse”
pun
how to fix the error in “I am eating lunch when you called me.”
am to was or called to call
why is oxford comma necessary in “To my parents, Ayn Rand and God.”
resolve ambiguity as the sentence sounded like the author’s parents are Ayn Rand and God
what is the syntactic device used in “[...]Make after him, Poison his delight,/Proclaim him in the streets.[...]” by William Shakespeare
asyndeton