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Sound Devices
Poetry Terms
Irony/Conflict
General Terms
Misc
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When Batman hits the bad guy in the comic book and it shows the word "Pow" this is an example of
Onomatopoeia
100
Poetry that does not rhyme
Blank verse
100
Example: A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets. What type of irony?
Situational
100
A feeling or emotional state that a piece of literature creates in the reader such as comedic, suspenseful, tragic, joyous, etc.
Mood
100
When we read "Theme for English B", we noted that the ____ of the poem was thoughtful
What is tone
200
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of
Alliteration
200
Poetry that does not follow a specific pattern of meter
Free verse
200
Example: In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged state and he thinks she is dead. He kills himself. When Juliet wakes up she finds Romeo dead and kills herself. Type of irony?
Dramatic
200
It's like a million degrees in here! is an example of...
Simile
200
Purple stands for royalty Black stands for death White stands for peace are all examples of
What is symbol
300
The instructor said, Go home and write A page tonight The 2nd and 3rd lines are an example of...
End rhyme
300
movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
Rhythm
300
When Home Hickam stands up to his father in Rocket Boys-type of conflict?
External
300
Shakespeare said "All the world's a stage". What type of device is this?
Metaphor
300
To inform, to entertain, to persuade are examples of
What is author purpose
400
I went to town to buy a gown shows an example of ...
Internal Rhyme
400
Label the rhyme scheme: I looked upon the rotting sea, And drew my eyes away; I looked upon the rotting deck, And there the dead men lay. from "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Coleridge
A B C B
400
When Elizabeth Proctor has to decide whether to tell the truth about her husband's affair Type of conflict?
Internal
400
NAME THE LITERARY TERM: 'Pink is what red looks like when it kicks off its shoes and lets its hair down. …Pink is as laid back as beige, but while beige is dull and bland, pink is laid back with attitude.'
Personification
400
We discussed that one of the _____ of Rocket Boys was the importance of following dreams no matter the obstacles
What is theme
500
Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope These lines contain which device?
Repetition
500
poetic measure; arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses.
Meter
500
For example, when a mother sees her children playing video games instead of doing their homework, she may tackle the situation saying, "Once you're done with your very important work there, let's take some time out for recreation in the form of some chemistry problems." Type of irony?
Verbal
500
“When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” This line contains what device?
Allusion
500
Using capitalization, word order and punctuation are ways an author uses _______ purposefully
What is syntax