Summer is Coming

In drama, a speech in which a character speaks thoughts aloud, but not to an intended audience

A metrical pattern of five feet, each made up of two syllables, stressed and unstressed

Relate personally to what you are reading

Which is an example of consonance

An inclination toward a particular judgment on a topic or issue

To restate information in one's own words

In drama, the action is often divided into acts and

What is the speaker in "My Papa's Waltz" doing?

The most important characters in a work

In this point of view, the narrator gets inside only one character's mind

A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea

This DC character wields the Lasso of Truth

When Romeo first sees Juliet, he compares her to

For Aristotle, this means passion/emotion

In Rita Dove's poem "Grape Sherbet," who makes the sherbet?

Exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect

Try to picture what is being described

A writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story

Briefly retell, or encapsulate, the main ideas of a piece of writing

Language that communicates meaning beyond the literal meanings of words

Marvel's God of Thunder

An underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants a reader to understand

Which is an example of simile

A category in which a work of literature is classified

Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

The art of language

Man v. man

The sequence of events that make up a story

A contrast between appearance and reality where reality is the opposite of what it seems

The dictionary meaning of a word

Our textbooks make us think about "Life's Big _____"

Check your own understanding as your read

Which of the following from Baca's "I Am Offering This Poem" is a metaphor

Writer's attitude toward subject matter

In "Bodybuilders' Contest" what does the bodybuilder look like he is doing on stage?

Which of these is NOT part of an argument?

This type of character undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds

Get a sense of a text before you start to read

The writer's position on an issue or problem in an argument

Who wrote "My Papa's Waltz"

The point of maximum interest or tension in a plot

In this point of view, the narrator is inside the minds of all characters in the story

Descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader

This type of character is complex and well-developed

Romeo meets Juliet

In "I Ask My Mother to Sing" what is the mother's song about?

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words

Try to guess what will happen next

Who dies first?

Which is an example of hyperbole

An account of something that happened before the beginning of a story

Ethos and pathos are two of his three appeals

An attitude or emotion associated with a word, can be positive or negative

Specific pieces of information that support a claim

A struggle between opposing forces

In this point of view, the narrator is a character in the story

Word order

Decide why you are reading a particular text

The first stage of a story plot that provides important information

Word Choice

For Aristotle, another word for credibility

Use evidence from the text and what you already know to "read between the lines"

In Robert Frost's "Fire and Ice," the speaker "holds with those who..."

Marvel's God of Mischief

In this point of view, the narrative voice is outside the action and not part of the story

Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively

A broad statement about a class or category of people or ideas based on a study of only a few

Call to mind what you already know about a topic

The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for a reader

Which of these is a metaphor