This kind of poem has rhythm (almost song-like) and expresses one strong emotion.
What is a lyric poem?
100
This writing (and art) style looks at ordinary people and objects.
What is "realism"?
100
What people was Joan of Arc addressing in her persuasive work?
What is England?
100
This is the "type" of persuasive writing that "Letter to the English" is.
What is a proclamation?
200
This is pattern created by the stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is rhythm?
200
In this poem, the author remembers her childhood in Hanoi, Vietnam.
What is "Thoughts of Hanoi?"
200
In this kind of poem, someone - or something - is being praised.
What is an "ode?"
200
This is the "feeling" created by a work of writing.
What is the "mood"?
200
An author's "way" of writing -- length of sentences, formal or casual, descriptive or factual, etc. -- is called his/her writing _________
What is "style"?
300
This is a person, place, thing or event that stands for something else.
What is a symbol?
300
This is the use of words pictures that appeal to the senses.
What is imagery?
300
This kind of writing - and art - style uses a dreamlike quality and odd, unexpected images.
What is "surrealism"?
300
This is when an author uses words that seem to say one thing but mean the opposite -- also, when a work of literature has a resolution that seems the opposite of what you might expect.
What is "irony?"
400
In this poem, the poet talks about the way the impact of a bomb can extend throughout countries and continents.
What is
"The Diameter of the Bomb?"
400
In this poem, the sun is setting in a lovely, serene setting with a couple of people in a boat.
What is "Mindoro?"
400
This is a letter which is meant to be read aloud. (often political)
What is a "proclamation?"
400
This is defined as a "grim, mean-spirited" kind of irony.
What is sarcasm?
400
This type of writing shows the author's opinion on a basic - often current - issue.
What is an "essay"?
500
The main idea of a literary work.
What is the theme?
500
This kind of poem (or prose) mourns someones death.
What is an elegy?
500
This kind of language is when the words are not meant to be understood exactly as they are written -- they mean more than just the words themselves say.
What is "figurative language?"
500
This is the "attitude" an author takes toward a subject.
What is "tone"?
500
Using this approach can be very effective in a persuasive speech by stressing what is important.