Elements of Literature Unit 2: Sound and Syntax Review

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

Which line shows the best example of caesura?

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

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

"Who has seen the wind?" - Rosetti

words used to imitate a sound

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

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

Which lines shows end stop?

comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as

"the trees bow down their heads" -Rosetti

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

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

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

comparing two unlike things using like or as

The crazy calico cats ruined my classy party.

How many syllables are in two lines of iambic pentameter?

I love jumbo shrimp.

Which poem addresses the idea of moral dilemmas?

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

Which lines have a masculine ending?

The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way.

"Try to light the fire"

A poem that relies heavily on onomotopoeia.

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

What is the most common meter in English?

a division/section of poetry

In which poem discusses the subject of poetry?

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

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

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

I mean what I say, and I say what I mean.

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

Which line shows enjambment?

back, amok, balk, bank, bark, bask

rhyming words WITHIN a line of poetry

giving inanimate objects human qualities

An iambic foot uses which stress pattern?

livid/horrid

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