Sea of Monsters
a creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat
What is a satyr?
Literature in play form; plots and characters are developed through dialogue and action
What is drama?
The voice that talks to the reader in a poem
What is the speaker?
a form of Japanese poetry about nature that is 3 lines in length with 17 syllables broken down 5,7,5
What is haiku?
A sickening silence fell upon the patrons of the game.
What is alliteration?
Hints and clues about what will happen next in a story. Writers use foreshadowing to create suspense and make the readers eager to find out what will happen.
What is foreshadowing?
This is the definition of setting.
What is when and where a story takes place?
a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in times of political upheaval, war, etc.
What is a refugee?
a poem that tells a story or recounts events
What is narrative poetry?
His words rise and sail away like the thin smoke from his stive.
What is simile?
Writing that appeals to the reader’s five senses- sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch- to help the reader visualize how things look, sound, smell, taste, and feel.
What is imagery?
to talk idly, especially about the affairs of others; go about tattling
What is gossip?
An expression used by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known through common use
What is an idiom?
Poetry that does NOT contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme
What is free verse?
This is a Vietnamese idiom that means the same thing as crocodile tears.
What is tears of an ugly fish?
the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the emotions, thoughts, or attitudes of another
What is empathy?
a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place
What is a scapegoat?
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate
What is emigrate?
Can't
Avoid
Trouble
is an example of this type of poetry.
What is acrostic?
Please return the original copy to me as soon as possible?
What is oxymoron?
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
What is hubris?
When the reader knows something that a character or characters do not know
What is dramatic irony?
capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial; real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary
What is tangible?
This is the definition of concrete poetry.
What is poetry in which the poem’s shape reflects its meaning or topic?
The leather-covered sphere came hurdling through the air and Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
What is hyperbole?