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100
What is end-rhyme, and give an example.
The type of rhyme we are most familiar with, present in many poems and nursery rhymes, where the ending word of a line rhymes with the line that follows or precedes it. Example: "friend" and "bend" or "sky" and "high"
100
Give an example of a SETTING from one of the pieces we've read for or in class.
Answers will vary, but setting refers to place. So the setting of "Dead Men's Path" is in Nigeria, at a school.
100
Together as a group, write a single sentence that shows exceptional CONCRETE language.
Concrete language is specific and tangible. Example: The sun setting behind the emerald hills bled into the sky in tones of orange, crimson, and gold, casting a warm glow over the entire valley.
100
Who wrote "Caged Bird"?
Maya Angelou.
100
Give a brief summary of Flannery O'Connor's life.
She was born into a wealthy family, and had early success as a writer. She eventually contracted lupus, which her father died of. She was able to eke out a living as a writer, up until the time of her death, also of lupus.
200
A type of literary, artistic, or cultural form.
What is GENRE?
200
Elect one person from your group to come up to the board and draw a narrative/dramatic arc, with all the parts labeled (you may assist this person with directions as they draw).
Essential parts are rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement or resolution.
200
Write an original simile--no cliches or idioms--about school.
Answers will vary. Example: school is as hard as a granite bed.
200
"Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did I know, what did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?"
What is "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden.
200
Who is James Frey? Detailed answer required!
He is the author who penned "A Million Little Pieces" about his supposed drug/alcohol addiction and criminal past. He appeared on Oprah, was found to be dishonest about many facts in his book, was scolded publicly by Oprah.
300
Occurs when any aspect of a work of art or literature takes on a significance in addition to its literal meaning.
What is figurative meaning?
300
Give an example of abstract language.
Abstract language is vague, or addresses ideas and beliefs instead of tangible objects. So an example might be "We were so happy" or "The girl was pretty."
300
Write an original metaphor--no cliches or idioms--about sleep.
Answers will vary. Example: When you're working full time and going to school part time, sleep is a four leaf clover.
300
What is the title of the Kitty Tsui poem we read AND what was it about?
"A Chinese Banquet" is about a family wedding at which the narrator tries to talk to her mother about her sexual orientation.
300
Then he said: "Won't you come? Won't you come to Jesus? Young lambs, won't you come?" And he held out his arms to all us young sinners there on the mourners' bench. What is this name of this piece, is it fiction or nonfiction, and who wrote it?
"Salvation," by Langston Hughes, a work of nonfiction.
400
Repetition of the first consonant in a series of words.
What is alliteration?
400
Give an example of FIGURATIVE meaning.
Answers will vary. Example: "It's hot as hell in here." It's not really hot as we imagine hell being, but the idea is to persuade the listener that it is extremely warm.
400
Elect ONE person from your group to write a three line example of SECOND PERSON NARRATION on the board.
Answers will vary. Example: "You take two pieces of bread and place them on the plate. Then you spread one with peanut butter and one with jelly. Then you put the two halves together."
400
"She would have been a good woman...if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life."
What is "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor?
400
Where is Jamaica Kincaid from and what did she write?
The island of Antigua, and she wrote "Girl."
500
What is an omniscient narrator?
A narrator who knows everything that is happening with all characters and all events.
500
Elect ONE person from your group to come up to the board and give an example of ENJAMBMENT.
Enjambment refers to a line of poetry that stops before the actual grammatical sentence might stop For instance: "When the blackberries hang swollen in the woods, in the brambles..."
500
As a group, write an original four-line poem that demonstrates end-rhyme in every line.
I love this class, it is a blast, it goes so fast, I wish it would last. (employing both end-rhyme AND slant rhyme)
500
Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example, “The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance.” The night wind revolves in the sky and sings. Name the author and poem name.
Poema 20 by Pablo Neruda
500
What is the connection between "A Million Little Pieces" and "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold"? NOTE: We never discussed this in class but you can use the Internet on your phones or computers to find the answer.
James Frey (who wrote "A Million Little Pieces") has an agent named Nan Talese. Her husband, Gay Talese, is the author who wrote "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold."
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