an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
Stanza
200
What is the Ultra-Glide
Stereo system
300
Cory collected cola cans counting continuously
alliteration
300
What point of view is used in the sentence? “Sometimes you cannot clearly discern between anger and frustration.”
2nd person point of view
300
an essay which is told to reveal a certain experience and point of view of its author. The author should make a strong point throughout the story and prove it at the end.
Narrative Essay
300
unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats.
Meter
300
What is a "butter" or "conk"?
Perm- or hair straightened
400
You could have knocked me over with a feather
hyperbole
400
main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.
theme
400
an essay that compares viewpoints on a controversial subject. The essay may analyze data, like in a cause and effect situation, or educate the audience on ways to do something, like solving a certain kind of problem.
Informative Essay
400
What is the rhyme scheme?
Little Miss Muffet/sat on a tuffet/ eating her curds and whey. Down came a spider/And sat down beside her/And frightened Miss Muffet away
AABB CCB
400
"Give my regards to Clark Poindexter" means
Byron is going to skip school
500
The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close.
personification
500
hint of what is to come later in the story.
foreshadowing
500
Identify what is wrong with the sentence. "I have the qualifications to be student council president," Martha said. Therfore I hope you will vote for me.
therefore is spelled incorrectly/ comma after therefore
500
repetition of the same consonant sounds at the end of stressed syllables but with different vowel sounds before them.
Consonance
500
Who is the author of the Watson's go to Birmingham?