Transcript Document 7165952

Reading SOL Review
Questions 1
Define “rhyme scheme.”
• The pattern in which final syllables
sound alike in lines of poetry
• Example: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What is “meter”?
the pattern of stressed and unstressed
syllables in a line of poetry
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
--?-- is the repetition of consonant
sounds in a line of poetry
• Alliteration
“Susan sells seashells
at the seashore.”
“Pentameter” means --?-• Five units of meter for a line of poetry
A sonnet has --?-- lines.
• 14
7? 14? 28?
56? 112?
“Chronological” means --?-• Using a logical order of time, such as
moving from beginning to ending
“Spatial” order refers to --?-• the logical description of an object or
location
Define “metaphor.”
• Comparison of two unlike objects or
things
• Time flies.
• The car engine purred.
• The ship plowed through the sea.
A simile is --?-• A comparison using “like” or “as”
• Example: The library was as hot as a
furnace.
• Example: The bedroom smelled like a
dirty pair of socks.
“Ironic” means --?-- or --?-• Surprising or unexpected
• Opposite of what is anticipated
Meow. Meow.
Define “couplet.”
• Two rhyming lines of poetry
How many lines in a . . .
quatrain?
octave?
sestet?
• quatrain = 4
• octave = 8
• sestet = 6
Define “onomatopoeia.”
• Words that sound like their meaning
• Examples: Bees buzz. Chains clink
and clank.
“Ka-boom!”
First person pronoun?
Second person pronoun?
Third person pronoun?
• First = I
• Second = you
• Third = he, she, it, they
What is an elegy?
• a sad poem about dying
What does the antagonist do?
• The character who causes conflict for
the main character(or the protagonist).
What is “blank verse”?
What is “free verse”?
• Blank = Unrhymed iambic pentameter
• Free = no rhyme or meter
Define “lyrical poem.”
• Personal poetry that deals with
emotions
How do “end rhyme” and
“approximate rhyme” differ?
• End rhyme = the final syllables of lines
of poetry sound alike (mat, hat, bat, sat)
• Approximate rhyme = the final syllables
look as though they should sound alike
(stood, flood)
Narrative poetry tells a --?-• story
The End of Review 1
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Review 2