Poetry
What is the structure of a sonnet? (number of lines, rhyme scheme, AND syllable count)
14 lines, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme, ten syllables per line (iambic pentameter)
How does setting develop plot?
Answers will vary, can include: tells the reader the socioeconomic class of the characters, gives sociohistorical context, signifies power imbalances, etc...
What is author's purpose?
the main reason they write, often categorized as Persuade, Inform, or Entertain
One of our Figurative Language Vocabulary words is metaphor. (1) What is a metaphor? and (2) What do they add to the text? Why do authors use them?
1. A nonliteral comparison that does not use like or as
2. Answers will vary, may include: They add a more visual image for the reader, they further the author's argument by appealing to a reader's senses, etc...
What change, if any, is necessary in the following passage?
She took with her the things that only a best friend can provide: unconditional love, belief in me, and a commitment to always cheer me up.
It's Correct As Is
What is the effect of rhythm in a poem?
Answers may vary. Ideal response:
Rhythm gives a musical quality to poems and allows the reader to follow it on a predetermined pace.
What is are the four types of POV and what kind of narrator does each possess?
First Person: "I", narrator is experiencing the events
Second Person: "You", addresses the reader directly
3rd Person Limited: thoughts and insights into one character
3rd Person Omniscient POV: An all-knowing narrator who knows everyone's thoughts and feelings
What is author's perspective?
the writer's opinion, viewpoint, or stance on a topic, shaped by their personal experiences, beliefs, biases, and background
Read the meaning of the prefix and root that make up the word disappear.
Late Middle English:
dis-: reversal, apart, away
appear: to come into view/sight
French word pattern - disparaître: to vanish
Based on this information, what is the meaning of the word disappear? Use morphology in your answer/reasoning.
to come out of sight/be invisible
What change, if any, is necessary in the following passage?
And she left me with parts from her favorite quotation, “acting is not about being different, it’s about,… finding yourself.”
And she left me with parts from her favorite quotation, “acting is not about being different… it’s about finding yourself.”
How might the rhyme structure reflect an author's message? What is its purpose?
Answers may vary, can include: rhymes structure gives poems a sense of rhythm, it guides the reader along, it emphasizes important points...
What is allusion?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is the difference between ethos, pathos, and logos? What do they have in common?
Ethos: ethics, credibility
Pathos: emotions
Logos: logic, reasoning
All three are rhetorical appeals that authors use to convince the reader of their argument
What is morphology?
The study of parts of words (root words, prefixes, suffixes...)
What change, if any, is necessary in the underlined portion in the following passage?
The day of the auditions came I faced the hardest task of all.
When the day of the auditions came, I faced the hardest task of all.
1. What is personification?
2. Give an example of personification.
1. Figurative Language that gives human traits to nonhuman things.
2. Answers will vary. Ex: The leaves danced in the wind.
What is the purpose of a simile? How can it support an author's point?
Similes make a nonliteral comparison that uses like or as. It is used to compare one thing to another in order to get the reader to understand the severity or importance of the thing being compared (ex: the man was as strong as a towering tree).
Why did Shakespeare describe summer at length in Sonnet 18? What type of figurative language does he use?
Read the origins of the prefix and root that make up the word endemic.
en-: in, from
dēmos: of the people
What is the meaning of endemic?
A condition regularly found among a group of people
What change, if any, would make the following passage better?
I was nervous. I was afraid of making a fool of myself. I imagined the other kids rolling their eyes at me.
I was nervous because I was afraid of making a fool of myself and imagined the other kids rolling their eyes at me.
Shakespearean Sonnet - iambic pentameter, 14 lines, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Ballad - narrative story, sets of quatrains, ABAB CDCD EFEF
Haiku - 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables, usually about nature
Free Verse - not bound to a particular poetic form, usually reflects the meaning within the poem
Name five literary elements and define each.
Answers may include:
How might authors use poetic form to better relay their message?
Answers may vary, can include: poetic form helps appeal to their argument, sonnet structure guides the reader, figurative language adds imagery for reader, etc...
What are the two main types of affixes? Give an example of each.
Prefix: pre-, re-, un-
Suffix: -ed, -some, -tion
What change, if any, is necessary in the underlined portion in the following passage?
At precisely 330, I climbed the steps to the stage and wrung my hands for a minute.
At precisely 3:30, I climbed the steps to the stage and wrung my hands for a minute.