Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Vocabulary III
Vocabulary IV
Vocabulary V
100
Rap city, Rap rap City.
What is a Lyric?
100
A lyrical poem that is marked by exaltation of feeling and style, and varied length of line and complexity of stanza forms.
What is an ode?
100
A piece of writing that tells a story.
What is a narrative?
100
A piece of poetry that is sung by two to six voices in polyphonic harmony.
What is a madrigal?
100
There was a young man from Dundee, Got stung on the leg with a wasp When asked if it hurt He said no not a bit It can do it again if it likes!
What is a limerick?
200
"All hail the crown!"
What is a metonym?
200
"It's raining cats and dogs!"
What is a metaphor?
200
Similarity in structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses.
What is parallelism?
300
The quality of verbs in a piece of writing that convey the speaker’s attitude toward a subject.
What is mood?
500
"When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labors, and the words move slow." -Sound and Sense (Pope)
What is an onomatopoeia?
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