Vocab
Small Lump
What is Nub?
14 lines and has a rhyme scheme
What is a Sonnet
Capsize
What is to overturn in the water?
His opponents were a _________ sort, who liked nothing better than argument; he knew what his enemy wanted and didn't do it
What is disputatious?
This poetic element creates a visual image.
What is imagery?
To satisfy one's thirst
What is Quench
This style of poetry expresses an emotion or an idea.
What is Lyric
Evict
What is expel someone from a property
Despite the smudges from the fire, the lawyer was still able to read the ______ will.
What is legible?
Lightning danced across the dark sky is an example of what figurative language?
What is personification?
move faster than and overtake someone
A Japanese poem written in three lines
What is a HAIKU
Remnant
what is a small remaining quantity of something?
The plant_______in the living room a house with many clever little flourishes.
What is flourishes?
She ordered a mile high ice cream cone is an example of what?
What is Hyperbole / Exaggeration?
defiant of authority; disobedient to orders
What is Insubordinate
the words in this poem are arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poem
Whats is CONCRETE?
Swerve
What is to change direction abruptly?
She is an ______minister
What is ordained?
Stir up a hornets' nest is an example of this figurative language.
What is an idiom?
To spread through or be perceived in every part of
What is Pervade?
Shows an appreciation for a person or a thing.
What is an Ode?
Catastrophe
What is an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
Even though my aunt thinks it is hard to quit smoking, she knows it is a ________ decision to stop the bad habit
What is prudent?
A B A A B are used to count what?
What is a rhyme scheme?