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An iamb is...
Which is an example of assonance?
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Which is an example of assonance?
Rep.of consonant sounds(ex:the snake sneaked past the snail)
Use of words to imitate sounds (ex: Buzz)
Repetition of end consonant sounds(ex: The king sang a song)
Rep.of vowel sounds(ex:green leaves fluttered in the breeze)
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An iamb is...
Dog food?
Repetition of 1 stressed + 1 unstressed syllable w/in a line
Repetition of 1 unstressed + 1 stressed syllable w/in a line
No idea!
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Which is an example of "dactyl"?
unstressed+unstressed+stressed syllable (ex: com-pre-HEND)
Stressed + unstressed syllable (ex: WRINkle)
two stressed syllables (ex: SCHOOLYARD)
stressed+ unstressed+ unstressed syllable (ex: BEAU-ti-ful)
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Which is an example of alliteration?
Use of words to imitate sounds (ex: Buzz)
Rep.of vowel sounds(ex:green leaves fluttered in the breeze)
Repetition of end consonant sound(ex: The king sang a song).
Rep. of consonant sounds (the snake sneaked past the snail).
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Poetry is...
Fun
Lame
Lit. form: meaning + emot. associations & musical qualities
Meant to be spoken and heard.
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What is an ode?
5 line poem (AABBA rhyme scheme); usually silly/humorous.
A lyric poem on a serious subject (ex: in honor of someone.
Shape-poem (poem looks the object/subject of the poem)
14-line lyric poem; three quatrains and a couplet
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Which example illustrates the difference between a simile and a metaphor:
She moves like wind through the trees-M. Juliet is the sun-S
She moves like wind through the trees-S. Juliet is the sun-M
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Which is an example of trochee?
two stressed syllables (ex: SCHOOLYARD)
None of the above.
Stressed + unstressed syllable (ex: WRINkle)
stressed+ unstressed+ unstressed syllable (ex: BEAU-ti-ful)
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Figurative language refers to words/descriptions that are not meant to be taken literally.
True
False
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Identify the example of personification:
The rain kissed my cheek.
All of the above.
Angry, dark clouds ambushed the countryside.
The smiled down on me.
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"There once was a man from Nantucket..." A limerick...
Is a 5 line poem
Has an AABBA rhyme scheme
Must follow a specific syllable count.
Is usually silly/humorous.
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Which is an example of exact rhyme?
snow/blow
blue/shoe
fat/ cat
wake/cake
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A concrete poem...
None of the above.
A and B
Does not have to rhyme
Takes the physical shape of the poem's subject.
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What is slant rhyme?
Words that end in similar, but not exact sounds.
Prove/love is an example of slant rhyme.
None of the above.
Words written diagonally.
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Is this a hakiu? Over the wintry/ forest, winds howl in rage/ no leaves to blow
Yes
No
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What is internal rhyme?
Words at beginning of each line that rhyme.
Every other word on a line rhymes.
Words at end of each line that rhyme.
Words w/in a line that rhyme.
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Which is an example of consonance?
Rep.of vowel sounds(ex:green leaves fluttered in the breeze)
Rep.of consonant sounds(ex:the snake sneaked past the snail)
Use of words to imitate sounds (ex: Buzz)
Repetition of end consonant sounds(ex:The king sang a song).
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*BONUS QUESTION* How can you determine whether is syllable is "stressed" or "unstressed"!
Higher inflection/pitch=stressed; opposite for unstressed.
All of the above
Note the change in pitch/ inflection when you say the word.
Say the word out loud to hear the stress.Imagine sound waves
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What is sound device (example)?
Consonance
Assonance
Techniques that create musical effects.
Alliteration
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Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
Use of words to imitate sounds (ex: Buzz)
Rep.of vowel sounds(ex:green leaves fluttered in the breeze)
Rep.of consonant sounds(ex:the snake sneaked past the snail)
Repetition of end consonant sounds(ex: The king sang a song)
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"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?..." What is a sonnet?
14-line lyric poem
All of the above.
Shakespeare was famous for writing these!
Contain three quatrains and a couplet (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
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Connotation is...
None of the above.
Emotional association of a word. ("feeling")
Can be negative or positive.
The literal definition of a word.
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Imagery
Creates an image in readers'/ listeners' minds.
Is vivid, descriptive language.
Engages the five senses.
All of the above.
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What is a ballad?
A lyric poem on serious subject (ex: in honor of someone).
Song-like narrative poem; stanzas of 4- 6 lines(rep. & meter
14-line lyric poem; 3 quatrains & couplet(ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
Unrhymed 3-lined poem; syllable count of 5-7-5.Japanese poem
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Rhythm in poetry is...
What you do when you dance.
The "flow" or beat of poem.
Music.
Created by stressed and unstressed syllables .
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Which is an example of "anapest"?
unstressed+unstressed+stressed syllable (ex: com-pre-HEND)
stressed+ unstressed+ unstressed syllable (ex: BEAU-ti-ful)
Stressed + unstressed syllable (ex: WRINkle)
two stressed syllables (ex: SCHOOLYARD)
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A narrative poem...
A & B
utilizes narrative (story) elements
tells a story
none of the above
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Lyric poem expresses feelings of...
A speaker
Nobody/nothing
An object
A character
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What is rhyme scheme?
A set pattern of rhyme.
A set pattern of vowels.
A set pattern of consonants.
Set pattern of syllables.
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Which is an example of "spondee"?
two stressed syllables (ex: SCHOOLYARD)
Stressed + unstressed syllable (ex: WRINkle)
stressed+ unstressed+ unstressed syllable (ex: BEAU-ti-ful)
unstressed+unstressed+stressed syllable (ex: com-pre-HEND)
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What is a foot/feet?
The rhythmic pattern that makes up meter in a poem.
A unit of measurement.
Unstressed + stressed syllable
Those things you walk on that keep you balanced and upright.
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What is end rhyme?
None of the above.
Word at end of a line; rhymes w/ word @ end of another line.
Refers to words at the very end of a poem that rhyme.
Word @ beginning of line; rhymes w/ word @ end of another /
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A dramatic poem...
Presents speech of 1/ more speakers in a dramatic situation.
Describes in detail, a dramatic situation.
Only gives the perspective of one speaker.
Is a play.
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What is meter?
All of the above.
Arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythmic pattern
A unit of measurement.
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A stanza...
is comprised of a specific number of lines
none of the above.
is like a paragraph; grouping of lines.
refers to one single line of a poem
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Denotation is...
None of the above.
Description language that engages the five senses.
The "mood" or feeling of a word.
The literal definition of a word.
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Line refers to
The number of lines in a poem
One single line/sentence of a poem.
One part of a poem called a "stanza".
The length of a line in a poem
