Elements of Literature Unit 2: Sound and Syntax Review

Which line shows enjambment?

The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way.

A poem that relies heavily on onomotopoeia.

"The bacon sizzled and the eggs cracked on the pan."

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

In which poem discusses the subject of poetry?

a division/section of poetry

The phrase "hired hands" can be used to refer to workmen.

use of two or more words that begin with the same consonant sound

rhyming words WITHIN a line of poetry

Wally was like a speeding bullet on the way to the Banshee line at Kings Island.

A poem written in the form of an Italian sonnet with and octave and a sestet.

Which line shows the best example of caesura?

Pain leads to suffering, suffering leads to the dark side of the force.

In which poem does the poet seem to be hurling insults at an inanimate object?

An iambic foot uses which stress pattern?

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of using organized sound and syntax in writing?

Which lines have a masculine ending?

"Who has seen the wind?" - Rosetti

Most techniques for organized sound and syntax are based on the principles of . . .

words used to imitate a sound

a pattern of rhyme in a poem—each line gets a letter. If lines rhyme, they get the SAME letter.

"He is a pitbull in the boxing ring, taking no prisoners and always winning."

The lake was left shivering by the touch of the morning wind.

"Try to light the fire"

livid/horrid

A disappointing situation or a sudden transition from an important idea to a trivial one.

"the trees bow down their heads" -Rosetti

comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as

What is the most common meter in English?

Which poem addresses the idea of moral dilemmas?

back, amok, balk, bank, bark, bask

Which lines shows end stop?

comparing two unlike things using like or as

The crazy calico cats ruined my classy party.

I love jumbo shrimp.

If love is like a bridge or maybe like a grudge,

Uses an extended metaphor to explain freedoms and opportunities denied some.

giving inanimate objects human qualities