POV
Name 5 pronouns for 3rd person?
he, she, they, them, his, hers, theirs, or a character's name
Picking grapes was like living in Siberia, except hot and more boring.
What type of figurative language is this?
simile
Name 4 elements of setting?
time, place, weather, historical time period, social expectations
What are the first 4 things you should do when you encounter a sonnet?
1) find the volta at line 9
2) find the couplet at lines 13-14
3) find the rhyme scheme
4) paraphrase into your own words
The suffix "ful" means "characterized by or full of." Name at least 2 words that end with the suffix "ful."
grateful, respectful, beautiful, cheerful, helpful, joyful, painful, powerful, useful, successful
What is the difference between 3rd person limited and 3rd person omniscient?
Both use he/she/they pronouns but limited has ONE person's inside thoughts. Omniscient has ALL character's thoughts.
"The bell rang for first period, and the students herded noisily through the door."
What 2 things are being compared in this metaphor?
the students are being compared to a herd of loud animals
How does the setting of thunderstorms affect our school's soccer teams?
The thunderstorms prevent the soccer teams from playing because the games get canceled because of weather delays.
What is a volta?
A shift or change in what they are talking about or the rhyme scheme. It happens at line 9.
But it was also clear that Hillari Kimble was at least half right: this person calling herself Stargirl may or may not have been a faculty plant for school spirit, but whatever she was, she was not real.
Which of the following phrases provides the best context to the meaning of the phrase "faculty plant?"
a. at least half right
b. calling herself Stargirl
c. whatever she was
d. not real
d. not real
Changing unnoted while I gazed thereon.
All these fair sounds and sights I made my own.
What POV is this?
1st person
She was smiling at a pudding-bodied senior named Alan Ferko.
What type of figurative language is this, and what does it mean?
Metaphor - comparing Alan Ferko's body to pudding. It means he is probably chubby and not in great shape.
What are 2 things you learn in the exposition of a story?
character names, setting, background information
When you don't know what to paraphrase because "the poem is too confusing" and "everything is a word salad," PUT YOUR FINGER ON AT LEAST ________________________________________.
One word you know and can explain.
The prefix "un" means "not or without." Name at least 2 words that start with the prefix"un."
ungrateful, unhappy, unkind, unfair, unusual, unable, unpack.
In Sonnet 18, we get a 2nd person narration by the poet talking to the woman. How would a 1st person narration by the woman influence what the reader knows?
a. the reader would know why summer has flaws
b. the reader would know why the poet loves her
c. the reader would know if the woman loves the poet back
d. the reader would know that the poem gives life to the woman
c. the reader would know if the woman loves the poet back
Select two statements of how the sentence "but thy eternal summer shall not fade" contributes to the meaning of the poem?
a. it shows why summer is horrible
b. it shows how she will stay youthful forever
c. it compares her beauty to something that fades
d. it shows that summer will last forever
e. it compares her beauty to the joy of summer
b. it shows how she will stay youthful forever
e. it compares her beauty to the joy of summer
What does the setting of the track meet reveal about StarGirl's character?
a. It shows her ability to follow directions
b. It shows her quirkiness in wanting to do things her own way
c. It reveals her stupidity and lack of skill for running
d. It shows her determination to sabotage the team
b. It shows her quirkiness in wanting to do things her own way
A far-off sail, white as a crescent moon.
The shining waters with pale currents strewn,
The quiet fishing- smacks, the Eastern cove,
The semi-circle of its dark, green grove.
What is the rhyme scheme?
AABB
Mica Area High School—MAHS—was not exactly a hotbed of nonconformity. There were individual variants here and there, of course, but within pretty narrow limits we all wore the same clothes, talked the same way, ate the same food, listened to the same music.
Which 2 phrases gives the best context to the meaning of "nonconformity?"
a. individual variants
b. pretty narrow limits
c. same clothes
d. here and there
a. individual variants
c. same clothes
How would a 1st person narration by StarGirl influence what the reader knows in the story?
a. the reader would not know that StarGirl said hello to strangers
b. the reader would only know Hilarie Kimble's opinion that StarGirl was not real
c. the reader would not know that StarGirl played the ukelele
d. the reader would not know that the boy eventually came to accept StarGirl for her authenticity
d. the reader would not know that the boy eventually came to accept StarGirl for her authenticity
How does the sentence "Alan Ferko’s face turned red as Bo Peep’s pigtail ribbons" impact the meaning of StarGirl?
a. by comparing blush to the fiery red of the ribbon
b. by explaining how Alan Ferko had pimples
c. by exaggerating the color of the ribbons
d. by contrasting the blush to the red of the ribbon
a. by comparing blush to the fiery red of the ribbon
What does the setting of summer reveal about the woman in the poem?
a. it shows the speaker's fear of his beloved dying an untimely death
b. it shows the speaker's sadness of his beloved's beauty fading over time
c. it shows the speaker's hesitation about professing his love
d. it shows that while summer is enjoyable it has flaws that the woman does not have
d. it shows that while summer is enjoyable it has flaws that the woman does not have
Look at Sonnet 18. Pick at least 3 lines that show an adoring tone.
Multiple answers.
Based on the root words you have been working on in your vocab booklet, what would it be called if you had 4 babies at the same time (ex: twins, triplets, etc)?
quadruplets