Poetry 1
Poetry 2
Robert Frost
Literature 1
Literature 2
100
When the last syllable of two or more words sounds the same.
What is rhyme?
100
Figurative language where a writer compares two things directly.
What is a simile?
100
Robert Frost spent most of his life in this area of the country.
What is New England?
100
These are characters about whom a reader knows a lot.
What is round?
100
The time and place where a story occurs.
What is setting?
200
The pattern of rhyming lines in a poem.
What is rhyme scheme?
200
Figurative language that compares things by turning something into something it isn't, really.
What is metaphor?
200
Robert Frost worked as this for several years, but wasn't very good at it.
What is a farmer?
200
This is the term for the main problem in a story.
What is conflict?
200
This genre is set sometime in the past.
What is historical fiction?
300
A consistent rhythm of the syllables in a line of poetry.
What is meter?
300
Often seen in metaphor, a writer uses this to describe an abstract idea.
What is symbolism?
300
Robert Frost uses this in many of his poems.
What is nature?
300
The term for the part of the plot that takes up most of the space in a story.
What is rising action?
300
This is what you read when you want information on a topic.
What is non-fiction?
400
The main idea; often you will have to infer this from the tone of a poem, any symbolism used, and the specific words.
What is theme?
400
In "Mending Wall," Robert Frost uses this to symbolize the way we sometimes protect ourselves emotionally.
What is a stone wall?
400
Robert Frost met success in the United States after spending a few years in this country.
What is England?
400
This comes at the most intense part of a story and is a good indicator of the author's theme.
What is resolution?
400
This is the most read book in the world, and forms the basis for our understanding of "story."
What is the Bible?
500
The theme of this poem deals with the choices we make.
What is "The Road Not Taken"?
500
The cross is this.
What is a symbol of Christianity?
500
Robert Frost compared free verse to playing tennis without a net and said this.
What is "It ain't tennis"?
500
This is the term for the incident that starts the conflict in a story.
What is inciting incident?
500
These are the two types of writing (NOT genres)!
What are prose and poetry?