Figurative Language
What is the difference between a Metaphor and a Simile?
Fill in the blank: These stories form the background and _______________ of the Ancient Greek people's worldview and religion.
Foundation
Where/When is the meaning of "Sonnet 205" is revealed?
The Shift/Volta/Turn
What should be included in the Exposition of a story?
Conflict, Characters, Setting, Background
"He did not want them. He wanted nothing but to get back home and lie down."
"Through the Tunnel" - Page 9
What kind of Figurative Language is this:
"You're a regular Einstein!"
Allusion
Why is Point of View significant in "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
The First Person POV is important because it allows the reader into the mind and thoughts of the main character in order to more deeply understand her conflicts. First Person POV also makes the narrator more relatable as readers take on her perspective.
Describe a Ballad including content and structure.
A ballad tells a story and can follow a plot diagram structure. This poetry form can be made up of four-line stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABCB.
How can readers identify the Speaker of a poem? Provide 2 specific methods.
Any of the following:
Identify Pronouns and Point of View
Analyze Tone and Emotion
Look for Clues in the Poem
Consider the Speaker’s Relationship to the Subject
Look for Changes in the Speaker
"He unrolls the scroll of merit a dozen times / Giving hundreds and thousands of rewards"
"The Ballad of Mulan" - Couplet 19
Provide a definition of "Enjambment" including an example from a poem studied in class.
Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
How might one the lessons from "Persephone" affect the lives of modern readers?
Readers can learn about the affects of their behaviour through the lesson "small actions can have lasting consequences".
What is significant about Line 10 in "My Honest Poem"?
The ellipses show hesitation and comedic effect. It is also an example of juxtaposition or irony because the Speaker provides a "shallow" detail about himself after having revealed "deeper" details in the lines before.
What is the difference between Tone and Mood?
Mood is how the reader feels about a text. Tone is the author's emotions and perspective within the text.
"Stories tend to float / above the bob and weave of arguments"
"Sonnet 205. What Happens If I Write About It?"
Name a type of Figurative Language that is NOT found in the poem "The Ballad of Mulan".
Anything but: Hyperbole, Juxtaposition, Imagery, Metaphor/Symbolism, Repetition (Anaphora), Enjambment, Shift
Explain the connection between the symbol of the Goggles and the Theme of Independence in the story "Through the Tunnel".
Jerry uses the goggles as a tool to achieve his goal - going through the tunnel. This also represents his journey to independence: he needs his mother to get the goggles for him, but he no longer asks for permission to swim where he wants and has the freedom to swim through the tunnel because of the goggles.
Provide 3 examples of Repetition in "The Shark" by E.J. Pratt - include the line numbers of each repetition!
Word choice: harbour (1/21) leisurely (2/25), he swam (2/26), three-cornered (5/22), bubble (7/23), tapered (11/28), tubular (11/28), smoke-blue (12/28), and (11-19), part (29/30)
What is significant about the "Shift" of a poem?
It can show a change in perspective or emotion.
It can indicate the main meaning or Theme of the poem.
"I don't know much but I do know this"
"My Honest Poem" - Line 38
Find 2 examples of Imagery from "Through the Tunnel". Write them out with page numbers.
In your opinion, which conflict is most significant?
The Narrator's Person vs. Self conflict in "The Yellow Wallpaper"
or
Jerry's Person vs. Environment conflict in "Through the Tunnel"
Many answers allowed. Looking for detail and strong opinion.
"I'm afraid that if I let you see my skeletons, you'll grind my bones into powder and get high on my fault lines" (line 31).
Explain the difference between Point of View and Perspective.
POV is the position from which something is being seen and how much information is given to the reader. Perspective is the ideas or feelings of the author/narrator/speaker in relation to a topic.
"It’s one of those sprawling, loud patterns committing every artistic sin."
"The Yellow Wallpaper" - Page 2