Poetry Terms
In poetry, it is the speaker's attitude towards the subject.
What is tone?
The idea that love and connection only brings pain is a central idea in this poem.
What is "I Am a Rock"?
"It would be better to die/ Skull smashed open in the water/ Than it would be to climb/ Backwards down to the beach" contains visual imagery, as well as this figure of speech.
What is hyperbole?
This man showed courage and perseverance in his life both before and after a tragic accident rendered him a quadriplegic.
Who is Christopher Reeve?
When composing an essay using MLA format, these four pieces of information are included at the top left corner of the document.
What are: Student Name; Teacher Name; Class Name; Due Date?
Structurally, this literary form is considered the opposite of poetry
What is prose?
"To This Day" is presented in this poetic form, which uses audio/visual elements to enhance the effect
What is spoken word/ slam poetry?
The line, "You daringly defied the demons/who lived so terribly/ In the haunted hours of your sleep" contains this figure of sound.
What is Alliteration?
People like Jonathan Pitre, who was diagnosed with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB), are called Butterfly Children for this reason.
What is: Their skin is as fragile as a butterfly's wings?
True or False: The following quotation uses proper grammar and direct citation?
When Juliet cries, "My only love, sprung from my only hate!" (I.v.136), she is lamenting her unfortunate infatuation with a Montague.
What is: True
Visual, Auditory, Gustatory, Olfactory, and Tactile are all types of this
What is Sensory Imagery?
In "Cook's Brook," the pressure to jump, for fear of looking like a coward in front of one’s peers, is best categorized as this type of conflict
What is Person vs. Society?
The passage "Gazing from my window to the streets below/ On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow" contains several figures of sound, including internal rhyme, alliteration, and this.
What is consonance?
In "Life Without Limbs," this man's faith in God allowed him to possess an attitude of positivity and gratitude, despite his physical challenges.
Who is Nick Vujicic?
True or False: In MLA format, the title of your essay should be centered, 12 pt font, and capitalized; it should not be bolded, italicized, underlined, or in quotation marks
What is: True?
The term for an alternative or additional meaning given to a word, besides the literal meaning.
What is connotation?
In "Nonconformist," the speaker wants to stand out, but she also wants this.
What is belonging/ to fit in?
In "Nonconformist," the speaker's contradictory attitudes towards herself reveal this type of literary device.
What is a paradox?
In "My Left Foot," Christy Brown was born with this condition, but not diagnosed early on because doctor's did not know (or care) how to understand or help his condition.
What is cerebral palsy?
The citation issue seen here:
When Nick says "you can't repeat the past" (Fitzgerald 83) this upsets Gatsby who is hoping to reignite his romance with Daisy.
What is: missing commas?
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
What is satire?
The attitude of this poem can best be described as cynical or satirical
What is "The Facebook Sonnet"?
The lines "Let’s undervalue and unmend/
The present. Why can’t we pretend/
Every stage of life is the same?"
Contains this figure of sound affecting momentum.
What is enjambment?
This literary element is described below:
Christy and his mother's faith and investment in his abilities proved that we cannot underestimate our own abilities or those of others.
What is Theme?
The problem with the citation below:
Brown's description in this scene reveals his mother's masked excitement: "‘I’ll show you what to do with [the chalk], Chris,’ she said, very slowly and in a queer, jerky way, her face flushed.” (Brown, 16)
What is misplaced period/ comma?