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Poetry Terms
Readings
Parts of Speech
100
A genre of literature that exposes or criticizes an individual or society
What is satire?
100
The metaphor John Donne used in "A Valediction: Forbidden Mourning" to describe his relationship with his wife) (hint: a tool used in math)
What is a compass?
100
A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable.
What is iambic pentameter?
100
The overall theme of The Tragedy of Macbeth
What is betrayal?
100
Part of speech identifying a person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
200
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
200
The thing the author of "The Wanderer" misses the most
What is companionship?
200
A poem consisting of 14 lines with 3 quatrains and one couplet, usually written in iambic pentameter.
What is a sonnet?
200
A satire on human nature in the style of a travel narrative, written by Jonathan Swift.
What is Gulliver's Travels?
200
A word that takes the place of a noun
What is a pronoun?
300
The emotional or cultural meaning of a word.
What is connotation?
300
They are too fanciful They will wither or die away.
What does the nymph believe about the shepherd's promises?
300
A serious poem often lamenting death
What is an elegy?
300
While fighting a dragon after his men deserted him.
How did Beowulf die?
300
A word that shoes action or a state of being
What is a verb?
400
Hints or clues the author gives the audience of what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
Simple pleasures Passion Bed of Roses Posies Cap, gown, belt
What things did the passionate shepherd offer his beloved in the poem "A Passionate Shepherd to His Love"?
400
A long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary characters.
What is an epic?
400
Power, sovereignty, or mastery over their husbands
According to "The Wife of Bath's Tale" what do women want?
400
A word that modifies a noun by describing, identifying, or quantifying
What is an adjective?
500
The sentence "John wants to really do well on this exam." (Hint: type of error)
What is a split infinitive? John wants to really do well on this exam.
500
The length (term) of a loan.
The speaker in the poem "On My First Son" compares his son's short life to what?
500
A type of poem about country life
What is a pastoral poem?
500
Preaching against greed Begging from church to church Selling relics and pardons
In "from The Pardoner's Tale" how did the pardoner earn money?
500
A word that describes a verb or an adjective
What is an adverb?