Vocabulary
This word means someone who is known for begging
What is a Mendicant
This word modifies a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective
This kind of poem has 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme
What is Sonnet (Shakespearean)
This words refers to a direct comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor
Name the five parts of a narrative
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
This word means having little or no money
What is Impecunious
What is an adverb
This poem is a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject (usually of admiration), often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
What is an ode
This words means a contradictory statement
What is a paradox
Define protagonist and antagonist
Protagonist: main character of a story
Antagonist: rival of the main character, usually nefarious in some way
This word means showing or feeling hesitancy
What is Irresolute
List the three types of conjunctions and give examples of all three
What are subordinating, coordinating, and correlative conjunctions
This word refers to the repetition of vowel sounds or diphthongs in successive words within poetry
What is assonance
The pen is mightier than the sword is an example of what
What is metonymy
Give an antonym for the word "Ennui"
What is excitement, ecstatic, etc.
Define microcosm and give an example
What is a small representation of the world or society; a school, a job, sports team, etc.
This phrase is a verb phrase that functions as a noun phrase in a sentence
What is a gerund phrase
Within poetry, this device is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
What is Anaphora
"Then leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day Nothing gold can stay." What figurative language is seen here?
What is allusion
What is word choice and word order
What is the definition of Malapropism
what is "use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, for humor"
List 3 types of verbs
what are linking verbs, action verbs, and helping verbs
Name 3 American Poets
Who is Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, Allen Ginsberg, Maya Angelou, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, etc.
List the three types of irony and give an example of each
What is verbal, dramatic, and situational irony
List three types a allusion and give one example of allusion from one of our texts this year
What are Cultural, Historical, and Biblical allusions
Ex. Prometheus (A Raisin in the Sun), Yoruba (A Raisin in the Sun), World War I (A Separate Peace), The Great Depression (The Great Gatsby)