Poetry Definitions
The main message about life or human nature from the poem.
What is theme?
To be an example or expression of.
a. Embark
b. Encourage
c. Embody
d. Entourage
What is C. Embody?
The opposing viewpoint in an argument.
What is counterargument?
The speech is prepared with a specific group in mind.
a. Counterargument
b. Main message
c. Intended Audience
d. Internal Conflict
What is C. Intended Audience
The feeling the author creates.
What is mood?
To give special importance to something.
a. Embark
b. Emphasize
c. Embrace
d. Embody
What is B. Emphasize?
The author's position on a topic.
What is the claim?
The turning point of the story.
What is climax?
The grouping of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
To change dramatically.
a. Remark
b. Reconciliation
c. Revolutionize
d. Retaliation
What is C. Revolutionize?
Facts an author gives to back up their claim.
What is evidence?
The beginning, middle, and end of the story or passage, condensed.
What is a summary?
A comparison of two things without using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease.
a. Anxiety
b. Anorexia
c. Asphyxiation
d. Aspiration
What is A. Anxiety?
A type of writing that proves or disproves a topic.
What is an argument?
The reason an author writes something.
What is author's purpose?
The main idea of a passage.
What is the central message or main idea?
To follow or go after.
a. Peruse
b. Persuade
c. Predator
d. Pursue
What is D. Pursue?
The repeating of phrases, sentences, words, or sounds.
What is repetition?
A question that does not require a response
What is rhetorical question?