Figurative Language
"We took a trip, now we on your block and it's like a ghost town, baby."- Laugh Now Cry Later- Drake
Simile
"Friend, I'm a dog, roof (grr)..., Hop in the Lamb', have a drag race (Skrrt)"- Bad and Boujee by Migos (1)
Metaphor, Onomatopoeia
How two or more subjects are alike and different
Compare and Contrast
A group of lines of poetry, usually follows a pattern.
Stanza
What theme is the author trying to convey in both passages? (2 answers)
Theme is the moral/lesson of the story. Convey means to show, make known.
"Those new Jordans are fire, but they cost an arm and a leg."
Idiom
"Looks like a girl, but she's a flame. So bright, she can burn your eyes"- Girl on Fire- Alicia Keys (2)
Metaphor, hyperbole
Describes the reasons why something happened.
Cause and Effect
When two or more words have the same or a similar ending sound.
Rhyme
How does the last stanza contribute to the meaning of Passage 2?
Contribute means add
"She ain't tryna share me, she thinkin' selfish.- Red Leather by Future/Metro Boomin
Alliteration
"'Cause karma is my boyfriend
Karma is a god
Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend
Karma's a relaxing thought
Aren't you envious that for you it's not?
Sweet like honey, karma is a cat
Purring in my lap 'cause it loves me" -Karma by Taylor Swift (3)
Metaphor, Simile, Personification
Presents an issue or dilemma and how it can be resolved.
Problem and solution
When a pattern is created with the end words of lines. Examples: ABBA CDDC
How is the author's point of view revealed in stanza 2? (2 answers)
Author's point of view is the author's attitude/opinion about a topic. Revealed means to be shown.
"I swear I can't live with you, but I can't live without you." Great Gatsby by Rod Wave
Hyperbole
"You wanna be a boss, you gotta pay the price (facts), Left wrist on frost, look like a bag of ice (bling)"- Get in with me by Bossman Dlow (2)
Alliteration, simile (Idiom as bonus)
Tells what happened in the order it happened.
Chronological/Sequential
A 14 line poem written in the following rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Sonnet
Which two details does the poet use to illustrate Gary's dilemma in Passage 2?
Illustrate means to paint a mental picture, help you visualize, etc.
"You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it. You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes"- Thriller by Michael Jackson (2)
Alliteration, Personification
"I wanna be your setting lotion (wanna be), Hold your hair in deep devotion (I'll be), At least as deep as the Pacific Ocean"- I Wanna Be yours by Arctic Monkeys (3)
Alliteration, Simile, Metaphor
Descriptive
A 19 line poem of 5 tercets (3 lines) and 1 quatrain(4 lines) with a repeated line used throughout.
Villanelle
In Passage 2, how does the poet develop the young man’s point of view about the old man?
Develop means to Expand, elaborate, build up, make point bigger over time, etc.