Poetry
What is a Simile?
Comparing two using like or as
What is Consonance?
The continuous sound of a consonance
What is Bizarre?
Strikingly out of the ordinary;peculiar
What is a claim?
An opinion on one side of an argument within a text
What is a Stanza?
A group of lines in a poem.
What is a Metaphor?
Comparing to things NOT using like or as
What is Assonance?
The continuous sound of an vowel
What is Anarchy?
Total absence of government
What is a counterclaim?
The opposing side of an argument within a text
What is theme?
The overall message or life lesson within a fictional work of text.
What is Repetition?
The continuous of the exact same word or phase
What is Alliteration?
When the same letter or sound is repeted at the beginning of a group of words.
What is Lackadaisical?
Showing little spirit or enthusiasm.
What is a rebuttal?
To reintroduce the author's claim
What is mood?
The feeling the reader gets when reading a text.
What is Onomatopoeia?
When words imitate sounds
What is Classical Allusion?
A reference to Greek mothology
What is Reverberate?
To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibration
What are the parts of a body paragraph?
Topic sentence, background information, and thesis statement
What is tone?
The author's attitude in their writing.
What is TP-CASTT stand for?
Title Paraphrase Connotation Attitude Shifts Title Theme
What is Biblical Allusion?
A reference to the Bible
What is Interminable?
Endless;seeming to be without end
What are the parts to a body paragraph?
Topic sentence, add EVIDENCE to support your side of the argument, explain how your evidence PROVES your argument, and a concluding sentence
What is a symbol?
An object or idea has a deeper meaning.