Poetry Terms
What is the difference between a Metaphor and a Simile (Based on context words)
"If I fail math, I won't graduate, and then I will eventually end up homeless"
Slippery Slope
Definition of Red Herring?
A) Distracting by diverting attention to another issue
B) Singling out a person as a target
C) The emotion is made to seem greater than the reality
A) Distracting by diverting attention to another issue
What English book from the school year is this quote from?
"Full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing"
Macbeth
Who is Holden's favorite character in Romeo and Juliet? Why? (Catcher in the Rye)
Mercutio ~ He was smart and entertaining
What is a Slant Rhyme?
End words, paired, that seem to rhyme, but that don't exactly rhyme.
What Fallacy is this?
"He is too short, so he can't be a good English teacher"
Personal Attack
What book is this from: "The harvest is more important"
A) Feed
B) Animal Farm
C) Frankenstein
A) Animal Farm
What English book from the school year is this quote from?
"She looked terrific. She really did. She had on this black coat and sort of a black beret.. We horsed around a little in the cab on the way to the theater."
Catcher in the Rye
What plays have we read this year?
Macbeth and 12 Angry Men
What is the definition of Personification, and which of the following is an example of personification:
A) "Ten thousand swords stood against us"
B) "Your face is a stone"
C) "Friday calls to us from far away"
C) "Friday calls to use from far away"
Personification: Giving something non-human human qualities
What Fallacy is this?
"Everyone is cheating, so I will, too. It's no big deal"
Bandwagon
What comes next in the quote: "The lawyer presented his case, not you. ___"
A) Listen, the kid had a lawyer didn't he?
B) How come you've got so much to say?
C) Come on! Would you look at the time!
B) How come you've got so much to say?
What English book from the school year is this quote from?
"How come you've got so much to say?"
12 Angry Men
What comes next:
"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ___"
Creeps in this petty pace from Day to Day
What are the three poetry terms that start with an A
1) Assonance
2) Alliteration
3) Apostrophe
What Fallacy is this?
"Never mind the Milk, comrades, the harvest is more important"
Red Herring
A) Personification
B) Metaphor
C) Synecdoche
C) Synecdoche
What English book from the school year is this quote from?
"And who could, except God come to earth or somebody? Come on! Would you look at the time!"
12 Angry Men
What does Holden's dad do for a living? What did we learn about his mother? (Catcher in the Rye)
Holden's dad is a Corporation Lawyer, and invests money in Broadway shows. His mother went crazy after his brothers death and very nervous.
What are the three poetry terms that start with an S?
1) Slant Rhyme
2) Simile
3) Synecdoche
What are five of the Fallacies learned in class?
Red Herring ~ Personal Attack ~ Scapegoating ~ Appeal to Authority ~ Appeal to Pity (Fear/Shame/Other emotions) ~ Slippery Slope ~ Bandwagon
Continue the quote: "Never mind the milk ___"
A) "Comrades"
B) "The harvest is more important"
C) "Napoleon wants to windmill built"
A) "Comrades"
What English book from the school year are these quotes from?
"Women kill me, they really do" ~ "I held hands with her all the time, for instance" ~ "I felt more depressed than sexy, if you want to know the truth"
Catcher in the Rye
Assonance ~ Alliteration ~ Slant Rhyme ~ Apostrophe ~ Metaphor ~ Personification ~ Simile ~ Synecdoche