Using one thing to represent another.

What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?

To convince the reader of something

What is personification?

Treating something non-human like a human

What is the difference between set form and free verse?

Set form has specific rules, but free verse doesn't.

What is alliteration?

Using words that start with the same sound

When doing research, you should ALWAYS ____.

Write down references to and cite all sources you use.

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1
Pick the meter for this line: "Of waters in a land of chance"
Iambic pentameter
None of the above
Iambic tetrameter
Iambic trimeter
2
How many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are there?
4
5
Trick question: Mr. McLerran made this group up.
3
3
Iambic pentameter has ___ feet.
2
5
6
12
4
What is the symbolic meaning of "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"
Nature slowly fades away.
Colors change all the time.
Beauty is impermanent.
Decisions can be very difficult.
5
What is symbolism?
The main message or lesson of a poem.
The literal meaning of a poem.
Using one thing to represent another.
All of the above
6
What might a poet do to emphasize specific ideas?
Use connotative words around those ideas.
Capitalize words that are normally lower-case
All of the above.
Use punctuation to set specific words apart.
7
If a foot is an iamb, it goes____.
da-da-DA
DA-da
da-DA
da-DA-da
8
Which of these sentences is in ACTIVE voice?
The wall was covered by vines.
I wrote a letter to Frank
Jake is the one we want.
This watch was given to me by my grandmother.
9
In "I'm Nobody, Who Are You?" how do you know the poet thinks being "Somebody" is bad?
She compares it to being a frog.
All of the above.
She compares "Somebody's" fans to a bog.
She calls it dreary.
10
What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?
To convince the reader of something
To provide information
To tell a story
All of the above
11
What is personification?
Comparing something using as, like, or then
Exaggerating something to make a point
Treating something non-human like a human
Using words that start with the same sound
12
The SUBJECT of "The Road Less Travelled" is...
iambic tetrameter
Life's decisions can be extremely difficult.
Two roads in the woods
abaab
13
What is the difference between set form and free verse?
Set form has specific rules, but free verse doesn't.
Free verse has specific rules, but set form doesn't.
Set form has no meter, but free verse does.
Set form does not rhyme, but free verse does.
14
What is the most likely audience for a paper entitled "Why We Should Play More Learning Games in Class?"
Teachers
Textbook authors
Students
Parents of students
15
How many different species of humans are there today?
Over 50
Just one.
4
7-15
16
What is a foot in poetry?
A line written to a specific meter
A specific type of meter
A single beat in a poem
A single unit in a meter
17
Iambic trimeter has ___ feet.
10
7
3
4
18
How many lines are in a Shakespearian sonnet?
12
6
14
21
19
What is Hulk's catchphrase?
I am Hulk!
It's clobbering time!
He has none.
Hulk Smash!
20
The 1st and 3rd lines of a poem rhyme, as do the 2nd and 4th. If there are only 4 lines, what's the rhyme scheme?
abaa
aabb
abba
abab
21
What is alliteration?
A pattern of rhymes
Using words that end with the same sound
Using words that start with the same sound
None of the above
22
When doing research, you should ALWAYS ____.
Interview people you know about the topic.
Write down references to and cite all sources you use.
All of the above.
Rely entirely on blogs by non-experts.
23
When should commas NOT be used?
To separate phrases
To set off a phrase in a sentence
To set off quotes from dialogue tags
Between complete sentences.
24
iambic tetrameter has ___ feet.
2
4
6
8
25
What is meter?
Using words whose middle and end sound the same
Stating that one thing is actually another thing
The literal meaning of a poem
A pattern of beats, or rhythm
26
When should commas be used?
All of the above
After an introducory phrase in a sentence
Before the conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
To separate items in a list

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