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Types of Poems
Poetic terms
Research
Evaluating Research
Misc
100
Poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhyme and meter. The lilnes flow more naturally than rhymed lines.
What is free verse
100
A group of lines that forms a unit of a poem.
What is stanza
100
A document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study. They offer an inside view of a particular event. Examples include: Original Documents Autobiographies, diaries, e-mail, interviews, letters, minutes, news film footage, official records, photographs, raw research data, speeches. Creative Works Art, drama, films, music, novels, poetry. Relics or Artifacts
What is a primary source?
100
The least effective research to use in a high school or college paper
What is encyclopedia article
100
To express someone else's ideas in your own language.
What is paraphrasing
200
A lyric poem of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter and following a very definite rhyme scheme.
What is sonnets
200
Repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs
What is rhyme?
200
Provide interpretation and analysis of primary sources. and are one step removed from the original event or "horse's mouth." Examples : Britannica Online encyclopedia (online) American National Biography (database) literary criticism analyzing a play, poem, novel, or short story magazine or newspaper articles about events or people political commentary analyzing an election or politician (via Lexis-Nexis database) textbooks
What is a secondary source
200
The best way to tell if a book, article, or internet source is up to date.
What is copyright date
200
To distill only the most essential points of someone else's work
What is summarizing
300
A narrative poem originally meant to be sung. Typically has four line stanza with regular rhyme and rhythm.
What is ballad
300
Specific word or phrase used in a database search.
What is a search term
300
Make sure that the person who wrote the item you are evaluating is qualified. Ask yourself, " Why should I think this person knows more about the topic than I do?" Checking background is known as finding______________
What is the author's credentials
300
The dictionary meaning of a word
What is denotation
400
It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry; a term that has evolved to have distinct meaning of its own, because the words themselves form a picture. Also known as shape poetry.
What is a concrete poem
400
The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)
What is onomatopoeia
400
Unlike wikipedia or a .com website, this website is accurate and useful for research.
What is government web site (.gov)
400
The wrongful appropriation, close imitation, or purloining and publication, of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions, and the representation of them as one's own original work.
What is plagiarism
400
The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning:
What is connotation
500
A long narrative poem on a serious subject, presented in an elevated or formal style. It traces the adventures of a great hero.
What is an epic
500
The running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related words fall in different lines
What is enjambment
500
Also known as a works cited page, this list of references used in a research paper proves to the reader that credible sources have been used.
What is a bibliography
500
This is the process of using multiple sources to ensure that your research is accurate.
What is verifying facts
500
Includes the time, location, and everything in which a story takes place, and initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story.
What is setting