Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
Person, place, or thing
What does the Latin prefix -en mean?
"in," "into," or "on"
What is theme?
A life lesson
What are stanzas?
The paragraphs of poetry.
What is a free-verse poem?
A poem that does not rhyme or have a set pattern.
What is a verb?
An action; something you do.
While crying; in an emotional manner.
a. ethology
b. contemptuous
c. tearfully
tearfully
What is symbolism?
A character, setting, or image that stands both for itself and for something else.
What does repetition mean?
Something is repeated.
What is an enjambed line?
A line of poetry that does not end with a grammatical break and does not make full sense without other line of poetry.
What is an adverb?
An adverb modifies or describes a verb.
Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
a. contemptuous
b. encumbered
c. tearfully
b. encumbered
What is denotation?
The dictionary definition of a word.
How many lines does a couplet and a quatrain have?
Couplet = 2 lines
Quatrain = 4 lines
Give an example of a synonym.
Mrs. B, what do you think?
List at least 3 helping verbs.
AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE, BEING, BEEN, BE, HAVE, HAS, HAD, DO, DOES, DID, SHALL, SHOULD, WILL, WOULD, MAY, MIGHT, MUST, CAN, COULD
a. encumbered
b. ethology
c. tearfully
b. ethology
What is connotation?
The associations or feelings that a word suggests.
What is a rhyme scheme?
Has a set pattern (lines that rhyme)
What is a synonym?
Two words that mean the same thing.
What two things does a verb phrase have to have?
A verb and a helping verb
Showing contempt; scornful
a. encumbered
b. contemptuous
c. ethology
b. contemptuous
Modernist works present the world as a radical place in which ____________ is not rewarded and ______________ is not punished.
Goodness and Evil
What are end-stopped lines?
Lines that usually end with a punctuation mark, such as a comma or period.
What type of information can an auxiliary verb provide about a verb?
When it happens, happened, or will happen.