English III EOC Review Game

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Novels, short stories, slave narratives, literature to change a specific social problem

repetition of grammatical structure

 language spoken by people in a particular region; used to make characters seem realistic

Which type of poetry tells a story and includes dialogue?

usage of words that sound like what they mean

Focus on ordinary people, portrayal of human flaws, fate; 

Alienation; disappointment; disillusionment; experimentation; frustration

"Come back, true love! Sweet youth, remain!" - What literary device is used?

a movement that emphasized emotion, imagination, and nature

Poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a speaker; examples include sonnets and odes

a brief reference within a work to something outside the work ( to another work, place, event)

American Dream; man is alone; life is meaningless

discrepancy between appearance and reality; between expectations and outcomes

Sermons, journals, letters, instructive writing

repetition of FINAL consonant sounds

Writing that portrays life as accurately as possible, focusing on ordinary people and events

World War I, Great Depression, Harlem Renaissance, World War II

Anne Bradstreet; Bradford "Of Plymouth Plantation" Salem Witch trials

writing that ridicules the faults of individuals, groups, institutions, or humanity in general

a type of metaphor that uses a part of something to refer to the whole ("all hands on deck")

Reason, man is good, life is logical, orderly, and organized

writing that suggests that environment, heredity, and chance determine people's fate

The author's choice and arrangement of words in writing

a literary movement that depicts/analyzes the unique qualities of a geographical area & people

Bible is absolute authority; man is sinful; the forest is evil; strict lifestyle

repetition of similar vowel sounds

The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

language that uses words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the senses

repetition of sounds at the end of a word

a story or piece of literature that can be interpreted to find another "hidden" meaning

language that is used imaginatively instead of literally

Imagination; optimism; power of nature; individual; quest for beauty; oversoul

movement that valued nature and intuition over reason; God, man, and nature are united 

Mark Tawin's Huckleberry Finn, Kate Chopin, Frederick Douglass

A simple,direct style of writing (short, easily understood words) common to 17th century speech

literary device in which a person or thing is directly addressed 

The manner in which a writer puts his or her thoughts into words

A type of metaphor that uses another name to refer to something ("White House" for president)

a word, phrase, line or group of lines repeated at regular intervals throughout a poem or song

Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation

Political pamphlets, essays, speeches, instructive 

During the Colonial Period, writing was influenced by this religious group...

Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine ("The Crisis"), Patrick Henry, Jonathan Edwards ("Sinners...")

Short stories, poetry, supernatural; good vs evil

A short saying with a message

story with bleak setting; plot involves violent events; characters are in psychological torment

words that provoke a strong emotional response from the reader 

a person's written account of his or her own life, focusing on the most important events

a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died

verse consisting of unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter