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Sentence Structure
Lit. Movements
Poets
Lit. Devices
Lit. Devices and Lit. Movements
100
only 1 independent clause
How many clauses and what type of clause does a simple sentence have?
100
1550 - 1660
What was the time period of Elizabethan/Renaissance poetry?
100
William Shakespeare belongs to this lit. movement.
What is Elizabethan/Renaissance Poetry?
100
boom, crash, clang
What are examples of onomatopoeia?
100
Language that creates mental images and appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
200
At least 2 independent clauses
How many clauses and what type of clauses does a compound sentence have?
200
17th century
What is the time period of metaphysical poetry?
200
John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert
Who are three metaphysical poets?
200
"The world is my oyster."
What is an example of a metaphor?
200
abab cdcd efef gg
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
300
1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause
What type of clauses and how many clauses does a complex sentence have?
300
Wit, paradox, conceit, irony
What four items are commonly seen in metaphysical poetry?
300
Countee Cullen belonged to this lit. movement.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
300
"Water, water, everywhere, but not a single drop to drink."
What is an example of situational irony?
300
A long poem (book length) about a hero or heroine. The poem also has rhythm and may have rhyme.
What is an epic?
400
Give an example of a compound sentence that has at least 3 independent clauses
I like hockey; my brother likes basketball, and we both like football.
400
Heroic Couplets
What element is commonly found in Augustan poetry. (Heroic Couplets are commonly seen in Augustan poetry).
400
William Wordsworth belonged to this lit. movement.
What is Romantic Poetry?
400
When you say "White house" to represent the federal government
What is an example of metonymy?
400
Unrhymed lines with a set rhythm
What is blank verse?
500
Give an example of a compound-complex sentence.
Teacher will decide if the answer given is correct.
500
Poets from this movement believed in "arts for arts sake."
What is symbolist poetry?
500
Walt Whitman belongs to this lit. movement.
What is Romantic Poetry?
500
When a part represents a whole
What is synecdoche?
500
"He closed the door on his heart and his love."
What is an example of zeugma?