Essay/poetry writing
Name 5 'signposting phrases'.
Possible answers:
Firstly/Secondly/Thirdly/Lastly/Finally.
And another thing/Also/Another point to consider is.
On the other hand/Alternatively/Contrastingly.
In conclusion/To sum up/In summary.
Which kind of figurative language is this:
‘The road was a ribbon of moonlight’
metaphor
(the road is being compared to a thin, shiny, strip of silky material)
Name 3 poems by e.e. cummings
1. maggie and milly and molly and may
2. old age sticks
3. who are you;little i
Name 4 different features (or characteristics) of poetry and narrative fiction.
2 Similar
2 DifferentChoices might include some of the following options:
Similar: Sensory language, Figurative speech, plot arcs and characters (in narrative poetry and fiction).
Different (in poetry): Stanzas, verses, overall length (short).Different (in fiction): chapters, overall length (long).
Name 3 different kinds of 'balanced essay'.
For/Against (pros/cons)
Compare/Contrast
Agree/Disagree (opinion essay)
Progress so far/Areas for improvement (reflective essay)Which kind of figurative language is:
‘Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed’
Alliteration
There is a series of /k/ sounds in the sentence
(although 'clatter' is onomatopoeic, and the sentence has the rhythm and meter of horses hooves)!
Give 2 examples of non-standard capitalization in e.e. cummings' poetry.
1. non capitalized names, such as 'maggie' and 'e.e. cummings'.
2. non capitalized pronoun 'i'
1. What is the theme of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
2. What evidence do you have for your opinion?
Good versus Evil.
The mongoose (Rikki-Tikki) represents good. He saves the family from danger.
The Cobra represents Evil. It thinks of evil plans/ways to kill the family in the story.
What do you call a group of related lines in a poem?
Stanza
Which kind of figurative language is:
‘his hair like mouldy hay’
Simile
hair in being compared to dirty old straw (implying that he is a rotten character)
Give an example of non-standard word order in e.e. cummings' poerty
He ends sentences with irregular choices of parts of speech. Such as the conjunction 'and'.
1. What is the theme of the Amigo Brothers?
2. What evidence do you have for your opinion?
Friendship is more important than competition.
or
Friendship wins in the face of adversity!
The Amigo Brothers forego the competition by refusing to fight each other. They leave instead.
Define 'rhythm' (in poetry).
Alternating stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.
The 'meter' is the measurement of those beats.
In the narrative poem The Highwayman, the author repeatedly uses the color ‘red’ to describe the Highwayman and Bess.
For example: Bess was 'plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair'. And the Highwayman's clothes were 'scarlet' (dark red).
The color red symbolizes a connection between two things in the poem. What, do you think, the two things are?
The connection between 'love' and 'death'. It symbolizes a tragedy.
Give an example of E.E. Cummings' use of non-standard word forming.
He breaks words up and puts them on different lines of a poem. For example, in 'old age sticks' he writes the word:
'gr
owing'
1. What is the theme of 'The War of the Wall'?
2. What evidence do you have for your opinion?
Don't be to quick to judge strangers. You might have misjudged them!
or
Be nice to people you don't know.
The protagonist and friend hate the painter lady because they think she is destroying their wall. In fact, she is a friend of the community and is making the wall better for everyone.
Write a 'topic sentence' for the following paragraph:
_______________________________________Firstly, poetry is often written in stanzas, or groups of related lines. Contrastingly, fiction is written in chapters, or episodes which make up a long story. Another point to consider is, the formation of lines is different. Whilst poems have verses of rhythm and rhyme, narrative fiction is written in free form, or 'prose'.
There are many differences between poetry and fiction.
Or,
Let us consider some differences between poetry and fiction.
Name 3 types of figurative language which are used in BOTH poetry and narrative fiction.
Answers could include:
Mood adjectives/adverbs (The majestic lion proudly stared at the animals/the carnivorous lion hungrily eyed the animals). These descriptive words create imagery.
Sensory words (adjectives which evoke the senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing). These also create imagery.
Metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, hyperbole....also create imagery!
Give any example of figurative language from an E.E. Cummings poem.
There's a lot to choose from! :D
From which narrative point-of-view is The Highwayman written?
Third-person omniscient (narrative point-of-view)