Vocabulary
This word means to polish by rubbing
What is "burnish"
This part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun
what is an adjective
This kind of poem has 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme
What is a Sonnet (Shakespearean)
This figure of speech is when two things are compared without using like or as
What is a metaphor
A "Living Funeral" is an example of what figurative language
What is an oxymoron
This word means the action of portraying or describing precisely
what is "delineation"
what is an adverb
What is a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject (usually in admiration), often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter
what is an ode
This figure of speech is a contradictory statement
What is a paradox
Name the 5 parts of a narrative story
What is: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
This word means to be an example or type of something (Hint:Not a perfect example)
What is "archetype"?
This word is a type of phrase in which the verb phrase serves as a noun in the sentence
what is a gerund phrase
When a poet writes a poem in the form of a letter it is known as a what? (This was also a vocabulary word)
What is an epistle
List 3 types of irony and give an example of each
This word means the repetition of vowel sounds or diphthongs in a succession of words
What is assonance
This word means unwilling to change due to tradition or convention. You must also give the part of speech
What is "hidebound" and adjective
What are the 3 types of conjunctions and give 1 example of each
Coordinating, Subordinating, and Correlative
Give an example of an "Epic" style of poem
What is Beowulf
Within poetry this figurative language incorporates the repetition of words at the beginning of phrases.
What is anaphora
Within grammar what does MLA stand for
What is Modern Language Association
This word means intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice. You must also give the part of speech
What is "officious" and adjective
Name 3 types of verbs
what are action, linking, and helping verbs
Words like "iambic pentameter" and "trochaic" refer to what element of poetry (involves counting meter and beats)
What is scansion
Give the definition of metonymy and give an example
When a smaller object represents a larger idea.
"The pen is mightier than the sword"
Gandhi and MLK wrote two important letters that we analyzed during our argumentative unit. Name those two letters
What is "Letter to Viceroy" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail"