CONCEPTS
AS YOU LIKE IT
LIFE
OH ME, OH LIFE!
VOCABULARY
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NO LIMITS IN STRUCTURE, RHYME, OR LENGTH. MOSTLY USED IN MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS, DICTIONARIES, ETC.
PROSE
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AUTHOR OF "AS YOU LIKE IT"
WILLIAM SHAKEASPEARE
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SOMETIMES THERE ARE CLOUDS OF GLOOM, BUT THESE ARE "TRANSIENT" TRANSIENT MEANS: _____________
TRANSITORY, TEMPORARY
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WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THIS POEM?
WALT WHITMAN
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SYNONYMS FOR "FORETELL"
PREDICT, FORECAST, PRONOSTICATE
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IT USES SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE. THE AUTHOR EVOKES IMAGES AND FEELINGS.
POETRY
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THE FIFTH AGE IS "___________" HOW CAN YOU INFER THIS?
THE JUSTICE/ BECAUSE OF "WISE SAWS"
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WHAT IS THE ATTITUDE OR TONE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE POEM?
POSITIVE- OPTIMISTIC
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WHY DO SO MANY OF THE VERSES IN "O ME!, O LIFE" BEGIN WITH "O"? WHAT EFFECT DOES IT CREATE?
CREATES AN EFFECT OF EXHALTATION AND REPETITION.
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LIFE'S SUNNY HOURS "FLIT" BY FLIT MEANS.
TO FLY
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IT GIVES HUMAN ATTRIBUTES TO AN OBJECT OR CONCEPT.
PERSONIFICATION
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WHICH SCENE MENTIONS SANS TEETH, SANS EYES, SANS TASTE, SANS EVERYTHING.
"LAST SCENE OF ALL"
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SOMETIMES THERE ARE CLOUDS OF "GLOOM" (REPLACE GLOOM) SOMETIMES THERE ARE CLOUDS OF _________
SADNESS
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN "CONTRIBUTE A VERSE"
TO LEAVE YOUR MARK ON THE WORLD/ TO INSPIRE OTHERS
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SYNONYM FOR "BUOYANT"
AFLOAT
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DIRECT COMPARISON OF TWO UNRELATED ELEMENTS. USE "LIKE OR AS"
SIMILE
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ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN ___________ _____________.
MERELY PLAYERS
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ACCORDING TO CHARLOTE BRONTË, LIFE IS:___________________
NOT A BAD DREAM.
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WALT WHITMAN'S POEM CRITICIZES.
FAITHLESSNESS AND FOOLISHNESS.
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OF THE "PLODDING" AND "SORDID" CROWDS I SEE AROUND ME. REPHRASE THIS LINE.
OF THE LAZY AND SELFISH CROWDS I SEE AROUND ME.
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IT COMPARES 2 ELEMENTS INDIRECTLY.
METAPHOR
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"SIGHING LIKE FURNACE" "BEARDED LIKE THE PARD" WHAT POETIC DEVICES ARE THEY? ___________
SIMILES
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WHAT DOES THE END OF THE POEM "LIFE" SUGGEST ABOUT THE VOICE'S POINT OF VIEW ON LIFE AND DEATH?
IT DOESN'T LET SORROW BRING IT DOWN. IT SHOWS RESPECT FOR LIFE.
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"WHAT GOOD AMID THESE, O ME, O LIFE?" IT MEANS....
WHAT CAN BE GOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE COMPLAINTS?
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IS SECOND CHILDISHNESS AND MERE "OBLIVION". OBLIVION: _____________
UNCONSCIOUS