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Figurative language
Sonnets
Sound Techniques
Irony and Theme
Analysis and Misc.
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A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
100
14 lines
What is the number of lines in a sonnet?
100
"The kids are lazy and they drive the teacher crazy" is an example of this kind of rhyme
What is full rhyme?
100
The larger meaning or idea that we are left with after reading a text.
What is theme?
100
"Loony Larry laughed loudly" is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
200
The definition of metaphor
What is a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
200
The meter in which a sonnet is written
What is iambic pentameter?
200
Among all the slaughter You could hear the sound of laughter is an example of this
What is an eye rhyme
200
Theme or not a theme?
Slow and steady wins the race.
200
The definition of tone
What is the author's attitude towards the subject
300
"clumsy grace" is an example of this.
What is an oxymoron?
300
a stanza of four lines in a sonnet
What is a quatrain?
300
Daily Double!!!
Give us an example of consonance
300
When you use words to express the opposite of their intended meaning.
What is verbal irony?
300
A poem that tells a story
What is a narrative poem?
400
Sometimes flowing lightly and gently Moving along with ease My life is like a river Sometimes rough and rapid Longing for some release Trying to calm the storm Waiting for the sun to shine overhead Looking for the rainbow in the sky My life is like a river
What is an extended metaphor?
400
Introduces a problem
What is the first quatrain of a sonnet?
400
"free and easy" is an example of this sound technique
What is assonance?
400
The definition of situational irony
What is "when there is a difference between what you expect and what actually happens?"
400
Daily Double!!! Describe the tone of the following passage. Be specific.
The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions: most of them were quiet. wetting their lips. not looking around. Then Mr. Summers raised one hand high and said, "Adams." A man disengaged himself from the crowd and came forward. "Hi. Steve." Mr. Summers said. and Mr. Adams said. "Hi. Joe." They grinned at one another humorlessly and nervously. Then Mr. Adams reached into the black box and took out a folded paper. He held it firmly by one corner as he turned and went hastily back to his place in the crowd. where he stood a little apart from his family. not looking down at his hand.
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"He buried his pride when he lost the game" is an example of this literary technique.
What is a metaphor?
500
The rhyme scheme of a sonnet
What is abab cdcd efef gg
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The following lines contain this type of rhyme: "That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all -
What is slant rhyme
500
Challenge!!!! (+100 points)
Describe an ironic situation
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The three elements of a good answer to a literary question.
What is : 1. An assertion 2. Evidence from the text 3. Analysis of evidence