POETRY
What is a haiku?
a haiku is a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon or conjunction.
what is a simile?
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
What is the author called when he writes a play/drama?
He is called a playwright
What is a Free verse?
a free verse is poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause connected to each other with a subordinating conjunction.
What is a idiom?
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
What is a comedy drama/play called?
It is called a dramedy
What is a Limerick?
A limerick is a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
A compound-complex sentence is comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a hyperbole?
a hyperbole is a exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is the characters on the front page of a drama/play called?
A cast
What is a Sonnet?
the sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, employing one of several rhyme schemes, and adhering to a tightly structured thematic organization.
What is a independent clause?
An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
what is a metaphor?
a metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a drama called when the hero has a downfall?
it is called a tragedy
What is a Epic?
An epic poem is a lengthy, narrative work of poetry. These long poems typically detail extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from a distant past. The word “epic” comes from the ancient Greek term “epos,” which means “story, word, poem.”
What is a dependent clause?
A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.
What is personification?
A personification is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
What is a playwright?
A playwright is the author of a drama/play