Vocabulary
What is Allah?
Arabic word for God
What are line break?
the place where a line ends
In the poem "the Copper Beech" Where was the girl sitting?
In the tree close to the trunk.
What does plash mean?
a splash
What is rhyme?
words that end in the same sound or sounds
What is the copper beach beach?
a large tree that can live for several hundred years and grow to a height of over 150 feet
What is a stanza?
a section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines
In the poem "the Copper Beech". What was the girl able to see from inside the tree?
The sidewalk
What does convenient mean?
nearby or easy to find
What is anaphora?
Repeated words or phrases at the beginning of lines in a poem or song
What does immense mean?
extremely large
What is Tone in a poem?
speaker’s attitude towards something
In the poem "Snow Dust" what animal was involved?
A Crow/bird
What does it mean to be cautious?
careful
What is a slant rhyme?
When two words share only the same final consonant sound
(example: crumb and home)
What is conflict?
a struggle between people or groups; struggle between two opposite views; struggle protagonist must overcome to reach goal
What is an excerpt?
a small part of a larger work; for example, one chapter of a novel or one paragraph of a newspaper article
In the poem "Snow Dust" What type of tree did the bird shake the snow dust from?
Hemlock tree
What is dew?
drops of water that form overnight
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem
Who is a Joha?
character in Palestinian folktales who is known for playing tricks
What are apostrophe poetry?
writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present
Name one place that the veteran visited in his mind in the poem "Travelling"?
Acapulco, the Bay of Bengal, Antarctica, Madagascar, Rome, Luxembourg,
What is an oar?
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
What is a quatrain?
four-line stanza