Unit 3 Test Flashcards
the repeated use of the same sounds or combination of sounds in the beginning of a series of words
Alliteration
indirect or passing reference to a specific person, place or event something or someone (historical, mythological, biblical, literary)
Allusion
an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis
Hyperbole
mood or feeling shown by clever use of words (word pictures or senses)
Imagery
a type of comparison in which one thing is said to be another, or implied to be another by using a verb or adjective.
Metaphor
when an object, animal, ideal or quality is given the attributes or characteristics of a human being
Personification
a comparison of two unlike objects by means of words (like, as, as if, than, so)
Simile
is the repetition of syllables at the ends of words that have the same vowel sound and the same final consonants.
Rhyme
is a form of poetry developed in Japan. consists of three lines of verse. the first and third lines have five syllables each, and the second line has seven syllables.
Haiku
Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause? He would indeed!
Independent
What are the two types of clauses?
independent
dependent
Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause? Because we have just come in out of the sunshine.
Dependent
What are the three parts that an independent clause contains?
- subject
- verb
- complete thought
What are the three sets of subjects and verbs in this sentence? The Leopard and the Ethiopian hunted all day; and though they could smell them and hear them, they never saw one of them.
The Leopard and the Ethiopian hunted
they could smell
they never saw
According to the definition, a clause contains what two things?
Subject and a verb
What does a dependent clause lack?
a complete thought
Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause? They ought to show up in this dark place like ripe bananas in a smokehouse.
Independent
What are the three sets of subjects and verbs in this sentence? I can smell zebra, and I can hear zebra, but I can’t see zebra.
I can smell
I can hear
I can’t see
a lyric poem of fourteen lines.
sonnet
a short poem with imagination, melody, and emotion, creating for the reader a single, unified impression.
lyric poem
Italian sonnet
divided into octave (first eight lines) and sestet (last six lines)
rhyme scheme of the octave is abba, abba; the rhyme scheme of the sestet is cde, cde, or cd, cd, cd.
The octave presents a conflict
The sestet settles the conflict
English Sonnet
divided into three quatrains and rhymed couplet.
rhyme scheme is abab, cdcd, efef, gg.
The concluding couplet is usually a comment on the preceding lines.
Write a three sentence summary of the poem “November.” What is the main thought that the poet is trying to convey in the sonnet? What pictures or images did poem bring to your mind? What stood out in your mind as you read the sonnet? Dive in and explore that sonnet!
Bryant is attempting to vividly explain what happens prior to November, and into November. The last line is very vivid, summarizing nearly everything there is to November. A sun retracting behind a mountain came to my mind as I read this sonnet.
How do you think Keats’s personal life might have influenced him to write his sonnet “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be”? Give specific facts about Keats’s life to support your answer. You should write your answer in at least two complete sentences.
Keats had a depressing life, gaining an illness at an early age, and departing with his family as well. This sonnet speaks of Keats’ death, when he dies, which could have been influenced by his life.
