Poetry
Which poem is about hope?
"Hope" in the Thing with Feathers
Which story is about how an act of kindness can encourage someone to change their ways?
Thank you Ma'am
A comparison of two things using like or as.
Simile
He wrote about African American issues in the 1920's
Langston Hughes
Every paragraph needs a sentence to start it out properly. What is this sentence called?
A topic sentence
Which poem is a rebuttal to Emily Dickenson's poem, "Hope" is a Thing with Feathers?
Harlem
Which short story features a character who loves his father's pocket watch?
Gift of the Magi
A comparison of two things without using like or as
Metaphor
Emily Dickenson
Evidence, or a quote from a text is called
A citation
Match the theme to the correct poem: We all have competing drives to be close to someone and protect ourselves.
Mending Wall
Which story has no periods and is one long sentence?
Girl
A written word that portrays a sound.
Onomatopoeia
Her short story "Girl" has the distinctive feature of being one long sentence.
Jamaica Kincaid
When you provide background information about a text before you provide a quote, it is called
Context
Which poem primarily uses metaphors to develop its ideas?
"Hope" is a Thing with Feathers
Which story has the theme: Women in a patriarchal society have an undue level of expectations imposed upon them.
When the first syllable of two words sound alike it is called?
Alliteration
Writer of The Gift of the Magi
Mr. Taylor uses this term to describe the proper way to present a citation
"Sandwich Style"
Which poem referencing our primal roots as a society?
Mending Wall
What short story could be said to have the theme that one should honor their heritage and accept who they are?
"Fish Cheeks"
When two words at the end of each of two adjoining lines of a poem rhyme.
couplet
This literary figure that we studied was born in San Francisco in 1874
Robert Frost
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
There is no required number. As many as it takes to complete the task outlined by the topic sentence.