GMAS ELA Review 2

What are the two main types of sonnets?

What does the Editing step of the writing process include?

What does the Drafting step of the writing process include?

Traditional poem structure that rhymes, has requirements on length, rhyme scheme, and syllables

When defining unknown words, read ___ sentences before the word and ___ sentences after

I could stare into your eyes as / a thousand years come and go.

Tom felt like a fish out of water at the Star Trek convention his friend begged him to attend.

Consider who your _____ is to determine which type of language is appropriate in writing

What is a common type of conflict in literature?

Cut me some slack. I was really busy with my hunting business last week and forgot to call.

Writers structure their texts depending on _____ and _____

the pattern of end rhymes in a poem

a 14-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme

Another word for verbal irony is _____?

Cite strong _____ from a text to support analysis of what the text says

a narrative poem, of folk origin, intended to be sung; consists of simple stanzas and a refrain

What type of evidence might you include to support your claim?

How many lines make up a couplet?

poetry that expresses a person’s thoughts or feelings, such as Elegies, odes, and sonnets

Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth.

An idea that is not stated outright is _____, meaning it is implied rather than stated directly

A horse! a horse! My kingdom for a horse!

Using the words of someone else as though they are one’s own without citing the author

A single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice.

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

the repetition of similar sentence parts to show that the sentences are of equal importance

When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears

the language surrounding the word which give clues to the word’s meaning

How many lines make up a sestet?

The sun was shining on the sea, / Shining with all his might

How many lines make up a quatrain?

The sunshine threw his hat away

Challenge!

Jamie is known for his short fuse.

a statement that cannot be proven because it states a writer’s belief/judgment about something

A group of words that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

using someone else’s ideas and expressing those ideas in your own words

After constantly being prank-called, Julian decided to give Juan a taste of his own medicine.

My words are little jars / For you to take and put upon a shelf.

Challenge!

participle and its object and modifiers (used as an adjective)

free-verse poetry, follows no specific guidelines about rhyme, meter, or length is called

a poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, a pattern of five iambic feet per line

Presenting words of someone else as one’s own without providing attribution to the author

your best source for the definition and spelling of words

You gave me that help in the nick of time–my teacher gave us a quiz on that reading skill!

I’ve never gone kite-boarding, but I’m prepared to give it a whirl!

a figure of speech in which a writer makes a situation seem less important than it really is

To _____ means to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence

quirky sayings and expressions specific to a language are called _____

a phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun

“My job is about as exciting as watching grass grow,” is an example of _____?

An extended metaphor which extends throughout a story is called _____

The subordinate, or supporting, ideas of a passage can be found in one or more of these places

The primary message of a piece of writing is often called the _____, or controlling idea

Dependent clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb in its relation to the main clause

This figurative language is an exaggeration beyond belief

What does the Publishing step of the writing process include?

a form of writing that ridicules people, practices, or institutions to expose their failings

Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.

What does the Revising step of the writing process include?

This figurative language giving human characteristics to nonhuman things

How many lines make up an octave?

Always consider who your _____ is to determine which type of language is appropriate

I just saw you kissing my boyfriend. What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?

“I came, I saw, I conquered” is an example of what rhetorical device

What is the rhyme scheme of an English or Shakespearean sonnet?

Lester made the dance team by the skin of his teeth.

This type of poem tells a story

“It’s a jungle out there,” is an example of what kind of figurative language?

Locate support for important ideas and concepts within the _____

conversation between characters; reveals the personalities of the characters

punctuation used after a statement that introduces a quotation, explanation, example, or series

What does the Prewriting step of the writing process include?

When should you use a rubric to make sure you are meeting criteria?

a form of speech intended to convey the opposite of the actual meaning of the words

“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is what kind of figurative language?

What is the rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet?

a phrase that modifies a verb, adjective, and adverbs

a statement that can be proven

You have cried wolf so many times that no one believes you when you're really hurt.

A group of words that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence

Now I draw the line at speaking in front of 34,000 people.

No, you can’t take my dog for a walk – she’s down for the count after chasing cats all day.

words that have the same origin or are related in some way to words in other languages

A Petrarchan sonnet is divided into an _____ (first 8 lines) and a _____ (next 6 lines)

A punctuation mark that can separate two independent clauses

A Shakespearean sonnet is written in what kind of meter?

groups of lines in poems

“Hit the road” is an example of what type of figurative language?

A preposition and its object and modifiers. May be used as a noun, an adverb, or an adjective

Make sure your writing has a _____ that follows the information presented

Liam had butterflies in his stomach before he went on stage to play the violin.

Challenge!

What is the first step of the writing process?

Challenge!

An English sonnet is divided into 3 _____ (four lines each) and 1 _____ (two rhyming lines)

A dependent clause that functions as a person, place, or thing in the main clause

you should turn to a _____ to find synonyms and related words

an _____ idea is fully expressed by the writer and is made directly in the printed words