What is the definition of satire?

Formal, usually found in literature, meant to expose a flaw

What is the definition of allusion?

A reference to something in history or previous literature

What three basic ideas need to be considered when analyzing poetry?

Literal meaning, author's purpose, & devices used

What is the definition of connotation?

An idea or feeling that a word invokes

What is the definition of hyperbole?

Exaggerated statements or claims

What is the definition for verbal irony?

Saying the opposite of what one means

When the rhyming words are at the ends of lines

What is internal rhyme?

When one or more rhyming words are within the line

What is the difference between tone and mood?

Tone is the author or speaker's attitude towards the subject

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of figurative language?

Adding confusion so the reader has to think harder.

How can TPCASTT be helpful when analyzing poetry?

Serves as checklist to ensure you're considering everything

What's the significance of iambic pentameter?

To give the poem a musical quality

What is the definition for personification?

Giving human characteristics to something non human

What is the definition for dramatic irony?

The situation is understood by the audience, not speaker

What is the difference between symbol and metaphor?

Symbol is actually there whereas the metaphor is not.

What is the definition for situational irony?

Discrepancy exists between circumstances & what's realistic

Why does poetry NOT suck?

All of the above. People need to quit hating on poetry.

What does structure refer to in regards to poetry?

The arrangement of ideas, images, thoughts, & sentences

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1
Which of following is NOT figurative language?
Verse
Hyperbole
Simile/Metaphor
Personification
2
What is the definition of satire?
Funny comparisons solely meant to entertain
Formal, usually found in literature, meant to expose a flaw
Simply bitter or cutting speech
Only found on SNL
3
What is the definition of allusion?
Exaggerated statements or claims
Giving human characteristics to something non human
Speaker's attitude
A reference to something in history or previous literature
4
Would a heroic couplet be an example of internal or external rhyme?
Internal rhyme
External rhyme
5
What three basic ideas need to be considered when analyzing poetry?
Literal meaning, reader response, & iambic pentameter
Literal meaning, author's purpose, & devices used
Theme, tone, & paraphrase
Theme & tone
6
In TPCASTT, what do the Ts refer to?
Title, tone. and theme
Title and theme
Title, talking, and tone
Toothpicks, toenails, and tiramisu
7
What is the definition of connotation?
Lesson or moral
A reference to something in history or previous literature
The dictionary definition of the word
An idea or feeling that a word invokes
8
What is the definition of hyperbole?
Giving human characteristics to something non human
Exaggerated statements or claims
Simply bitter or cutting speech
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
9
What is the definition for verbal irony?
Saying the opposite of what one means
The situation is understood by the audience, not speaker
Discrepancy exists between circumstances & what's realistic
10
What is end rhyme?
When one word has multiple rhymes within it
When one or more rhyming words are within the line
When the rhyme is within the line but at the end of words
When the rhyming words are at the ends of lines
11
Life, like a dome of many-colored glass, Stains the white radiance of Eternity
Alliteration
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
12
Can irony be found outside of satire and sarcasm?
Yes
No
13
What is the definition for theme?
Lesson or moral
The speaker's attitude
A full sentence summarizing the text
Human characteristics
14
What is internal rhyme?
When the rhyme is within the line but at the end of words
When one word has multiple rhymes within it
When one or more rhyming words are within the line
When the rhyming words are at the ends of lines
15
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Mood and tone are the same thing
Mood is more important than tone
Mood is the author or speaker's attitude towards the subject
Tone is the author or speaker's attitude towards the subject
16
Which of the following is NOT a contribution of figurative language?
A way of saying a lot in a brief amount of time
Adding confusion so the reader has to think harder.
Adding emotional intensity
Making the abstract more concrete
17
Which is more powerful-overstatement or understatement?
Understatement
Overstatement
18
Full fathom five thy father lies
Assonance
Imagery
Theme
Alliteration
19
How can TPCASTT be helpful when analyzing poetry?
Your teacher recommended it and she's always right
Serves as checklist to ensure you're considering everything
It reflects the structure of a style analysis essay
Acronyms are fun so this makes analyzing poetry more fun
20
Music is a savage art, a measured melodious madness.
Alliteration & metaphor
Assonance & simile
Alliteration & simile
Assonance & metaphor
21
How shall summer’s honey breath hold out/Against the wreckful siege of batt’ring days
Alliteration & Simile
Connotation & Metaphor
Theme and Simile
Personification & Metaphor
22
What's the significance of iambic pentameter?
To remind the reader of nursery rhymes
To show how smart the author is
To make the reader's life difficult
To give the poem a musical quality
23
At midday when a sunny summer breeze/Has dried the dew and all its ropes relent
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Imagery
24
Shoes, secret face of my inner life: Two gaping toothless mouths
Allusion
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
25
What is the definition for personification?
Giving human characteristics to something non human
Exaggerated statement or claims
A reference to something in history or previous literature
Speaker's attitude
26
What is the definition for dramatic irony?
The situation is understood by the audience, not speaker
Saying the opposite of what one means
Discrepancy exists between circumstances & what's realistic
27
What is the difference between symbol and metaphor?
Metaphor is a comparison; symbol is a juxtaposition.
Symbol is a symbol, duh.
Symbol is abstract; metaphor is concrete
Symbol is actually there whereas the metaphor is not.
28
What is the definition for situational irony?
Discrepancy exists between circumstances & what's realistic
Saying the opposite of what one means
The situation is understood by the audience, not speaker
29
Why does poetry NOT suck?
It's timeless and a reflection of the creativity of humans.
It combines music & language to explore humankind.
It's occasionally challenging, but that's not a deterrent.
All of the above. People need to quit hating on poetry.
30
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of musical devices?
Adds to communication of the meaning
Helps to reinforce meaning
It creates "sick beats"
It enables the poet to do more than just communicate info
31
What does structure refer to in regards to poetry?
Refers to communication of theme
It's a fancy word for syntax
The arrangement of ideas, images, thoughts, & sentences
How a poem looks on the outside
32
Which of the following is not in TPCASTT?
Rhyme Scheme
Shifts
Paraphrase
Attitude
33
Which of the following is NOT a sound device?
Alliteration
Assonance
Rhyme
Hyperbole
34
There is a garden in her face/Where roses and white lilies grow
Alliteration
Simile
Heroic Couplet
Metaphor
35
Which is more likely to ruin a friendship?
Sarcasm
Satire

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