English

Question 1

What are the six ways to determine meaning in a poem

Answer 1

Speaker- who is the speaker?
Event- What event led to the writing of the poem?
Setting- Where and When does it take place?
Purpose- why did the author write the poem?
Audience- Who was the poem written for?
Central Theme- What is the author trying to say?

Question 2

Diction

Answer 2

The authors choice in words

Used to create imagery

Question 3

Atmosphere

Answer 3

Created by the speaker’s tone

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Giving human qualities to something that isn’t human

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

A comparison of two unlike things using like, as, etc.

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

A comparison of two unlike things

Question 7

Empathy

Answer 7

The psychological identification with thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another.
Ex. I know your finger hurt when you hit it with the hammer because i have hit my finger with a hammer before.

Question 8

Sympathy

Answer 8

Feeling pity or sorrow for someone else’s misfortune

Ex. Im sorry for your loss (after the death of a family member)

Question 9

Allegory

Answer 9

A story that can be interpreted to have a hidden meaning

Ex. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe

Question 10

Allusion

Answer 10

A casual mention of something, either directly or by implication
Ex. You’re a regular Einstein

Question 11

Alliteration

Answer 11

The commencement of two or more stressed syllables in the word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group(consonantal alliteration) as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration) as in each to all.
Ex. Carrie’s clawed her couch, creating chaos.

Question 12

Assonance

Answer 12

Resemblance of sound

Ex. Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Question 13

Consonance

Answer 13

An agreement or harmony of sounds

Ex. He struck a streak of bad luck

Question 14

Onomatopoeia

Answer 14

The for, action of a word by imitation of sounds

Ex. Boom

Question 15

Hyperbole

Answer 15

An obvious and intentional exaggeration

Ex. Ive told you a million times

Question 16

Irony

Answer 16

Do use of the word to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning
Ex. There are roaches infesting the office of the pest control service

Question 17

Satire

Answer 17

The use of irony, often political

Ex. Political cartoons

Question 18

Paradox

Answer 18

A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in real expresses a possible truth
Ex. Wise fool

Question 19

Essay structure

Answer 19

Introduction 
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2 
Paragraph 3 
Conclusion

Question 20

What three things does an good introduction need?

Answer 20

Hook- attention grabber
Information about your topic- why is it important?
Thesis- specific, clear, argumentative

Question 21

When do we cite sources

Answer 21

After information we’ve found elsewhere
Whenever we changes sources
After quotes

Question 22

What does Boo Radley leave in the tree?

Answer 22

Chewing gum, grey twine, girl and boy soap dolls, a medal, a watch, and pennies

Question 23

What are the four main elements of fiction

Answer 23

Plot
Character
Setting
Theme