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POETIC DEVICES & Foster
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#review of poetic devices and content from Stephen Foster's How to Read LIterature like a Professor
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The volta at the end of Sonnet 130 ("My mistress") reveals
the poet loves his mistress for who she really is
Shakespeare bases love on appearances only.
the poet will love his mistress more if she fixes her hair
the poet thinks his lover is ugly
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The Grink having a heart two sizes too small indicates his character is
insensitive and stingy
worthy of redemption
in need of a pacemaker
loving and generous
3
repetition of ending consonant sounds at close intervals
assonance
onomotopoeia
alliteration
consonance
4
Referring a a motorcycle as a "ready companion" is an example of
multiplication
juxtaposition
anthropomorphism
personification
5
a statement or situation containing seemingly contradictory elements
alliteration
metaphor
paradox
satire
6
an object, character, situation, or action that represents something beyond itself
symbol
enjambment
metaphor
juxtaposition
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ID lit. device: . . . in some perfume is there more delight/than in the breath that from my mistress reeks
situational irony
visual imagery
allusion
kinesthetic imagery
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writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
mood
tone
meter
connotation
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ID poetic device: "Redness, brass, ladders and hats hurl past/ Blurring to sheer verb"
juxtaposition
alliteration
consonance
metaphor
10
Which of the following is NOT a step in a quest?
a place to go
a stated reason to go there
a premonitory dream
challenges and trials
11
An abrupt turn in thought, often indicated by "but" or "yet"
allusion
iambic pentameter
volta
sonnet
12
imagery that describes movement in the joints or bones
thermal
visual
kinesthetic
auditory
13
ID poetic device: We/Lurk Late. We/ Strike straight
personification
hyperbole
consonance
olfactory imagery
14
The poem "Chicago" is this type of poem:
sonnet
semi-colon
apostrophe
poem of address
15
Biblical references in a story
guarantee the book will be a bestseller
appeal only to Christians
give the story a timeless feel
provides slapstick comedy
16
What is always the real reason for a quest?
self-knowledge and/or spiritual/emotional growth
victory
to defeat one's archrival
to find one's soulmate
17
Which of the following is NOT a way to recognize a potential Christ figure in a story?
is a fisherman
has wounds in his hands
walks with a limp
comes to redeem an unworthy world
18
When the thought runs over into the next line of a poem
Fosbery flop
end-stopped
juxtaposition
enjambment
19
The Foster book is written
for anyone new to lit. analysis
for people who like to overthink things
for people who are already skilled in lit. analysis
to torture students
20
When a thought stops at the end of a line of poetry
enjambment
free verse
end-stopped line
juxtaposition
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the use of language to call up a physical sensation
diction
connotation
sensory imagery
metaphor
22
a poem of 14 lines, usually about love, ending in a rhyming couplet
pantoum
ballad
iambic pentameter
sonnet
23
"Pow", "Bang", "Slurp"
huh
volta
onomotopoeia
first line of a famous haiku poem
24
ref. to another work of lit. or historical event
connotation
irony
figurative language
allusion
25
Stories about the loss of innocence are re-enactments of
Stranger Things
The Greek myth, The Odyssey
the biblical story of Adam & Even in the Garden of Eden
the civil war
26
What type of weather in a story can suggest blurring the line between reality and a dream world?
rain
fog
snow
hail
27
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
18
257
5,270
154
28
A Japanese chain poem started with a haiku
konichiwa
kotodama
sushi
renga
29
ID poetic device: Fogs hanging like old/Coats between trees
simile
alliteration
kinesthetic imagery
personification
30
According to Foster, myth
is a body of story that matters
is a means of explaining ourselves to ourselves
includes the Bible and stories about Greek gods
does not refer to deeply held religious beliefs
31
a minor character who contrasts with a major character
round
foil
stereotyp
dynamic
32
Which of these statements about Atticus does NOT present him as a potential Christ figure?
he is a skilled marksman
he risks his safety to defend Tom Robinson
he is good with children
he confronts evil in the form of Bob Ewell
33
Rain in a story can indicate
revenge
retribution
restoration
transformation
34
Fill in blank: My mistress' eyes are nothing like ______
the moon
sun
roses
hell
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ID poetic device: And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare/as any she belied with false compare
personification
volta
internal rhyme
alliteration
36
ID poetic device: But never met this Fellow . . . alone/without a tighter breathing/and zero at the bone
visual imagery
kinesthetic imagery
alliteration
assonance
37
Shakespearean character trope that appears in
Taming of the Shrew,
Romeo & Juliet & Little Mermaid
best friend dies
overbearing father
tyrant takes kingdom over from rightful ruler
opposite siblings
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An apple in a story may suggest
A murder is being foreshadowed
a plot twist
The protagonist will make pie
temptation
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A snake showing up in a beautiful setting may suggest
an out-of-control mice population
the story will end happily
introduction of evil
loyalty to a good cause
40
the rhythm of a poem
stress
rhyme
meter
diction
41
An allegory
has only one interpretation
only appears in poetry
can represent a historical event in symbolic terms
has many interpretations
42
ID lit. device: I peeled my orange/that was so bright against/the gray of December
visual imagery
personification
allusion
simile
43
a line of 5 stressed syllables
trochaic tetameter
daytyllic octometer
iambic pentameter
fluidic speedometer
44
Which season represents rebirth?
autumn
summer
spring
winter
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repetition at close intervals of beginning consonant sounds
onomotopoeia
alliteration
consonance
assonance
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A type of rhyme with words that have similar, but not identical sounds
perfect rhyme
determination
internal rhyme
alliteration
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poetry that is unrhymed but has a consistent meter
reverse
adverse
blank verse
free verse
48
ID poetic device: "Imagine the drip of it,/the small splash, echo/in a tin mug"
consonance
sound imagery
kinesthetic imagery
end rhyme
49
phrases or images placed side by side for a certain effect, e.g. contrast or irony
enjambment
juxtaposition
limited omniscient
paradox
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giving human qualities to an inanimate object
personification
amplification
polysyndeton
juxtaposition
51
a poem that addresses a person, place, or thing, such as "Chicago"
haiku
apostrophe
sonnet
free verse
52
Key elements of the language of reading, that allow you to deeply engage with the text, are
memory, symbol, and pattern
dialogue and monologue
car chases and romance
plot, setting, and character
53
The season of fall in a story can represent
rebirth
death
middle age
romance
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The influence of earlier texts, such as Shakespeare's plays, on modern texts is known as
soliloquy
polysyndeton
infrastructure
intertextuality
