English/Poetry 1
what is foreshadowing
a hint that suggests a future event
Give an example of Simile
a comparison using like or as
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Vroom, crash, bang, pop
personification
giving non-human things human characteristics.
What is Maya Angelou’s Caged Bird about?
freedom / 2 birds: 1 free and 1 trapped
What is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words?
rhyme
What is a group of lines called in a poem?
Stanza
time and place of a story
setting
A reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement.
allusion
“It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea...” is the first line of what famous Poe poem?
A song like narrative poem
Ballad
What is the overall atmosphere or feeling that a writer creates for the reader?
Mood
A series of events that center on a conflict faced by a main character or individual?
plot
how many TOTAL syllables are in a haiku
17
In the poem ‘Annabel Lee’ Who coveted "her and me"?
Angels/winged seraphs of heaven
what is a flashback?
An interruption of present events to look back in the past
Give an example of a metaphor
comparison not using like or as
What is poetry that tells a story?
narrative
imagery
Words and phrases that appeal to the reader's 5 senses?
Explain the difference between connotation and denotation.
connotation=how a word makes you feel
denotation=dictionary definition
What is a symbol?
What is a person, a place, an object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself?
What is repetition?
repeating a word for emphasis
alliteration
What is the author of a poem called?
poet
What is the last day of school?
May 16