Vocabulary
This word means clear and obvious.
evident
True or false: a stanza is a group of lines in a poem
true
This is the name of a 4 lined stanza
quatrain
This literary term refers to the attitude of a pieces of writing
tone
Which connector word would best combine the two sentences?
I wish I could go home. There are still 2 more hours left of school.
and, but, or, because, so
but
This word means to feel sorry or to regret.
rue
True or false: a poem can have more than one stanza
true
This literary term is when an author references another work of art, pieces or literature, movie, or cultural icon
allusion
This literary term is a comparison between two unlike things usling like or as
simile
Which connector word would best combine the two sentences?
It is raining. My soccer game was canceled.
and, but, or, because, than
because
Which meaning of ground, is used in the following sentence: I sat under the copper beech on the ground.
a) earth's surface
b) made into tiny pieces
c) basis for something
earth's surface
This literary term, means giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
personfication
This type of poem has 19 lines, repeats lines in a pattern, and follows a specific rhyme scheme.
villanelle
Name the rhyme scheme:
Life gets faster everyday
No time to think, no time to play
Hurry, chaos, lots of stress
Tension leads to sleeplessness
AABB
Which connector word would best combine the two sentences?
I worked incredibly hard. I earned an A on my project.
and, but, or, by, so
so
Which meaning of ground, is used in the following sentence: I placed the gound coffee beans into the coffee maker.
a) earth's surface
b) made into tiny pieces
c) basis for something
made into tiny pieces
What literary term is this an example of?
"The bird's wings were oars paddling in the air."
metaphor
This type of poem addresses someone or something that is not present.
apostrophe poem
This literary terms refers to when poets repeat the same form in lines or stanzas.
parallel structure
Correctly place a comma in the following sentence:
Poets use allusions because they want to make a connection to another work of art.
Poets use allusions, because they want to make a connection to another work of art.
Name a synonym for mystical
magical
otherworldly
What is anaphora?
When a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of a line
This type of poem is a poem about the art of writing poetry.
ars poetica
Why might poets use anaphora in their poem?
To add emphasis to a word or feeling.
conjunctions