Rhetorical terms
fun with sonnets
fig. language
grammar
heroes journey
100
reason an author writes
What is Authors purpose
100
the type of sonnet we studied in class
What is Shakespearean sonnets
100
"This precious book of love, this unbound lover, To beautify him, only lacks a cover..."
What is metaphor
100
Some of the water (are, is) gone.
is
100
a boring world where the hero is from
What is the ordinary world
200
problem that prompts writing
What is exigence
200
Shakespearean meter
What is iambic pentameter
200
"How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night, Like softest music to attending ears..."
What is simile
200
When writing a proposal, an original task is set for research. (misplaced or dangling)
What is dangling
200
when the hero is presented with the quest and he can either decline or accept
What is call to action
300
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora
300
14
What is the number of lines in a Shakespearean sonnet?
300
"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief That thou her maid art far more fair than she."
What is personification
300
Mary likes hiking, swimming, and to ride a bicycle. (parallel or nah)
What is nah
300
when the hero enters a world he has never experienced before and it is often filled with supernatural creatures.
What is entering the unknown
400
Connotation
What is an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
400
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What is the Shakespearean rhyme scheme.
400
"My grave is like to be my wedding bed..."
What is irony
400
The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and thoroughly. (parallel or nah)
parallel
400
the hero is usually helped by a supernatural being whom bestows their wisdom upon the hero.
What is supernatural aid
500
denotation
What is the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
500
quatrain
What is a four line stanza
500
“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes..."
What is alliteration
500
The dog bit the boy. (active or passive)
What is active
500
supreme ordeal
what is when the hero progresses through all the tests that make them stronger and prepare them for the final showdown