1st Semester Exam Review

His tears augment the morning dew

Reference to a person, historical event, art, or biblical/mythological situation or character.

My stick fingers click with a snicker

Which metrical foot follows the pattern unstressed stressed

When naming a poem's meter, what does the first word indicate?

Zip, Splash, Roar!

Words that sound like their meanings

Which metrical foot follows the pattern unstressed unstressed stressed?

"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house" is written in _____ heptameter?

What is it called when words are spelled as if they rhyme but don't actually do so?

The purposeful reuse of words and phrases for an effect

Unstressed stressed + 5 feet per line =

Which part of the classical model of arrangement is where you provide background information?

What is a regular rhythmical unit of poetry called?

What is the function of the final couplet of an English sonnet?

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend me your ears

An Italian sonnet is broken into

BONUS: What's Miss Weilnau's middle name? (Her first name is Jeanette...)

A series of harsh unpleasant sounds meant to convey disorder

What is another name for an Italian Sonnet?

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other.

What's the first step you perform when scanning a line of poetry?

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by something closely associated with it.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

BONUS: Clear eyes, full hearts, _________

What is the purpose of the refutation?

A word or phrase that can mean more than one thing

She sat there paler and whiter than anyone in the vast ocean of anxious faces about her.

What questions should the conclusion of your essay answer?

A direct comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Indicating a person, object, etc by letting only part represent the whole (and vice versa)

An extreme exaggeration used for an effect

A friend in need is a friend indeed

English sonnets are broken into

What are other possible names for an English sonnet?

The substitution of of a mild or vague expression for one thought to be offensive or blunt

The "funnel strategy" is an organizational method for writing a(n)

The stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky

Repeated consonant sounds at the ending of words placed near each other

What is the recommended structure of your confirmation paragraphs?

My love is like a red, red rose.

A combination of two words that appear to contradict each other.

She is all states and all Princes, I.

A series of musical pleasant sounds conveying a sense of beauty to the language

What is the rhyme scheme of the octave of an Italian sonnet?

When naming a poem's meter, what does the second word indicate?

Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other.

What should come at the very end of your introduction?

Stressed unstressed + 3 feet per line =

In what meter are sonnets typically written?

Which metrical foot follows the pattern stressed unstressed

Attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object, animal, or abstract idea.

A direct comparison between two unlike things, saying that one is or does the action of another

Jumbo Shrimp

O Captain! My Captain, our fearful trip is done.

We light fire on the mountain

A statement in which a seeming contradiction may reveal an unexpected truth

She is at rest

Which metrical foot follows the pattern stressed unstressed unstressed

Speaking directly to a real or imagined listener or inanimate object...

I must be cruel to be kind

How many lines does a sonnet have?

What is called when words almost rhyme but don't actually do so?

Hey! Guess who the new Newton of our school is?

The bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells.