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Poetry
The Human Comedy
Anne Frank
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
100
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry is called _____________.
Alliteration
100
What is the symbol for "luck" in the book?
The hard-boiled egg
100
Miep Gies' boyfriend's name is ________
Dirk
100
to plan out ahead of time
Premeditate
100
Extreme happiness or joy
Rapture
200
A comparison of two things not using "like" or "as" is called a _______________.
Metaphor
200
Who is the author of The Human Comedy?
William Saroyan
200
What is "the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group"?
Genocide
200
To name
Dub
200
Rule or law
Regulation
300
"Every rose has its thorns." This is an example of what kind of poetic element?
Symbol
300
What is the full name of the man who threatens Spangler with the gun in the telegraph office?
John Strickman
300
What happened on September 1, 1939?
Germany invaded Poland, and WWII began.
300
A very low regard for someone
Contempt
300
Vicious, cruel
Malicious
400
A traditional haiku usually has at least one word relating to __________.
Nature
400
Who said this?: "Whether one of my children is rich or poor, brilliant or slow, genius or simple-minded, is no matter to me, if there is humanity in him..."
Miss Hicks
400
How many Jews (approximately) were killed during WWII?
Six million.
400
Not able to be seen or noticed
Imperceptible
400
Performed without preparation or planning
Extemporaneous
500
An exaggeration to create emphasis or effect in poetry is called ________________.
Hyperbole
500
Complete this quote (you may paraphrase): "A good man will seek to _______________. A foolish man will ________________. And the poor unfortunate evil man will __________________________."
"A good man will seek to take pain out of things. A foolish man will not even notice it, except in himself. And the poor unfortunate evil man will drive pain deeper into things and spread it about wherever he goes."
500
The date that the Nazis discovered the Secret Annex and sent all occupants to concentration camps was ___________ (date and year).
August 4, 1944
500
Energetic
Dynamic
500
Bold, forward, audacious
Presumptuous