Figurative Language and Conventions
This comparison between two unlike things uses the words “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
A sonnet traditionally has this many lines.
What is 14?
In Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I could not stop for death," in the first line Death is described as a carriage driver/guide.
What is personification?
The central metaphor in Mother to Son compares life’s struggles to this.
What is a staircase?
Contemporary poetry focuses on writing about topics like identify, climate change, and social justice in this time period.
A rhyming pattern with the structure ABAB is known as this.
What is an alternate rhyme?
The two most common types of sonnets are named after these two poets.
What are Shakespeare and Petrarch?
Naturalist writers were influenced by this scientific theory developed by Charles Darwin.
What is the Theory of Evolution/Natural Selection?
This is the famous opening line of TS Eliot's "The Waste Land."
What is "April is the cruellest month?"
Spoken word poetry is meant to be performed rather than just read, making it similar to this genre of music.
"She’s a shining star in the darkness" is an example of this figure of speech.
What is a metaphor?
The opening line of Sonnet 18 begins with this famous question.
What is "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"
In Naturalist works, characters often suffer tragic or violent fates, reinforcing that naturalistic works can be considered this.
What is pessimistic?
Modernism was developed as a reaction to the changes brought by this global event.
What is World War I?
In "Repurpose Your Weapon", Francisco compares words to this type of object, showing their power.
What is a weapon?
A type of poem with no regular meter or rhyme scheme.
What is free verse?
The rhythmic pattern used in Shakespearean sonnets.
What is iambic pentameter?
In Emily Dickinson's poem, "Because I could not stop for death," the speaker takes a slow carriage ride, symbolizing this aspect of life.
What is the transition from life to death/dying?
In "Mother to Son" The mother’s advice in the poem encourages her son to do this.
What is keep climbing and never give up?
"2morrow" expresses hope for this, despite present struggles.
What is a better future?
The term for when two words almost rhyme but not quite, like "love" and "move."
What is slant rhyme?
The last two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet form this type of stanza.
What is a rhyming couplet?
"Because I could not stop with death" ends with the realization that the carriage ride was leading the speaker to this final destination.
What is eternity/the afterlife?
The Harlem Renaissance celebrated Black art, literature, and this genre of music.
What is jazz?
Tupac Shakur was not just a rapper, but also a poet who wrote this collection of poetry.
What is The Rose That Grew from Concrete?