While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping
What is internal rhyme
100
In "A Raisin in the Sun", the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of all the characters.
What is third person omniscient
200
beats in a line
What is meter
200
writer's attitude toward subject
What is tone
200
jumbo shrimp
What is oxymoron
200
We gave you a chance (A)
To water the plants. (A)
We didn’t mean that way– – (B)
Now zip up your pants. (A)
Gardener By Shel Silverstein
What is rhyme scheme
200
The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard--it was a factual imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby's mansion.
What is imagery
300
words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia
300
a long speech spoken by a character alone on stage
What is soliloquy
300
An Alpaca saying: "An Adventure? Alpaca my bags"
What is pun
300
A car crashes next to a "Thank you for driving safely" sign
What is situational irony
300
Walter Lee says to Mama, "Money is life!"
What is metaphor
400
narrator speaks with "I"
What is first person point of view
400
Ridicules or criticizes the individual,
ideas, institutions, social conventions,
art, or literature.
What is satire
400
looks like paragraphs in poetry
What is stanza
400
WILD nights! Wild nights!
Were I with thee, <--
Wild nights should be
Our luxury! <--
Emily Dickinson's "Wild Nights! Wild Nights!"
What is slant/approximate/off-rhyme
400
Mama talks to Ruth about how things used to be in their old apartment with Big Walter and how the old days used to be the best.
What is nostalgia
500
voice in a poem
What is speaker
500
An statement that seems to be
contradictory, but reveals a deeper
truth.
What is paradox
500
a dove represents peace
What is symbol
500
The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
What is parallelism
500
When Bennie gets on her knees and says "Forgive me! Forgive me! Forgive me!" after Walter complains she never says thank you.