Grade 9 Semester 2 Final Exam Review

"Allie ate alligators" is an example of what?

the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse

A rhyme is

Emphasis given to a particular syllable or word in speech

There are 5 characters in the play.

The days crept on slowly as everyone waited for Friday to appear is an example of what?

A crusty snowdrift, sooty from a week's traffic: Oh, for a warm day! is an example of a

"I've told you a thousand times!" is an example of what?

a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Alliteration is

What method would be effective when writing a compare contrast essay?

a remark by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience only

“This place is like the Garden of Eden” is an example of what?

a long and typically tedious speech by one character during a play

speaking thoughts aloud when alone regardless of any hearers, especially in a play.

What is an Epic poem?

a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas

the repetition of the vowel sound in nonrhyming stressed syllables (penitence, reticence)

verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.

A stanza is

a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

During this part of a story, the setting and characters are introduced.

Dramatic poetry is

Authors enlist this device to appeal to the 5 senses

A character that has a lot of personality.

In which type of essay would you most likely see counterclaims?

A memoir is a personal story or biography?

Which is correct?

The cat in the hat is an example of:

The rhythmic pattern established by stresses, or beats is called

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

a brave and noble character, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events

I know one thing; that I know nothing.

a line with five metrical feet, consisting of 1 unstressed syllable followed by 1 stressed

an open form of poetry that does not use consistent meter patterns or rhyme.

A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'

Reference to person/place/thing or idea of historical/cultural/literary/political significance

Poetry with no regular rhyme, rhythm or line length is a

The play is awful and the actors are atrocious.

An essay where you inform your audience about a topic using evidence as support.

An essay over this topic: Long-distance dating causes distrust in relationships.

the recurrence of consonants in close proximity

An ordinary object, event, animal, or person to which we have attached meaning

written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure