LITERARY TERMS For AP ENGLISH LITERATURE
... 10. Blank verse-Name for unrhymed iambic pentameter. An iamb is a metrical foot in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. In iambic pentameter there are five iambs per line making ten syllables. 11. Climax-The turning point in the plot or the high point of action. 12. Collo ...
... 10. Blank verse-Name for unrhymed iambic pentameter. An iamb is a metrical foot in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. In iambic pentameter there are five iambs per line making ten syllables. 11. Climax-The turning point in the plot or the high point of action. 12. Collo ...
Syllabus
... rate, will be to understand these tiny lyric poems not as part of a minor mode, but as singular achievements answering various socio-formal cultural needs, revealing of writers and their times something that’s otherwise often inaccessible. What is this something? Students will be exposed to key conc ...
... rate, will be to understand these tiny lyric poems not as part of a minor mode, but as singular achievements answering various socio-formal cultural needs, revealing of writers and their times something that’s otherwise often inaccessible. What is this something? Students will be exposed to key conc ...
Assessment Choice A
... Using your notes and your copies of the poems and songs, write a three paragraph essay comparing the modern work to the piece inspired by the Harlem Renaissance. In the first paragraph, state the themes of the two works. How are messages similar or different? Cite specific passages to support your a ...
... Using your notes and your copies of the poems and songs, write a three paragraph essay comparing the modern work to the piece inspired by the Harlem Renaissance. In the first paragraph, state the themes of the two works. How are messages similar or different? Cite specific passages to support your a ...
english_10_poetry_collection_assignment
... Identify Sense Imagery (distinguish between literal and figurative) However, it is okay if one poem has more than one of these devices used in it. Your Written Portion (10 poems): 10 of the poems have to be written by you. Write about any theme you want, but include one Found poem using the lyrics f ...
... Identify Sense Imagery (distinguish between literal and figurative) However, it is okay if one poem has more than one of these devices used in it. Your Written Portion (10 poems): 10 of the poems have to be written by you. Write about any theme you want, but include one Found poem using the lyrics f ...
poetry smorgashborg! - Soulsville Senior English
... Parallelism • parallelism- a similar grammatical structure within a line or lines of poetry. Parallelism is characteristic of Asian poetry, being notably present in the Psalms, and it seems to be the controlling principle of the poetry of Walt Whitman, as in the following lines: . . . .Ceaselessly ...
... Parallelism • parallelism- a similar grammatical structure within a line or lines of poetry. Parallelism is characteristic of Asian poetry, being notably present in the Psalms, and it seems to be the controlling principle of the poetry of Walt Whitman, as in the following lines: . . . .Ceaselessly ...
Indicate your level of familiarity with the following literary terms by
... a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order A comparison using like or as A dramatic speech when a character directly addresses the audience A formal poem of 14 li ...
... a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order A comparison using like or as A dramatic speech when a character directly addresses the audience A formal poem of 14 li ...
poetry information sheets
... This information comes from your textbook, but I picked out some important points to remember as we read examples of this poetry. Tanka Tanka first appeared in the Manyoshu, which means Collection of Tean Thousand Leaves. This work was published during the eighth century. “Tanka” means “short so ...
... This information comes from your textbook, but I picked out some important points to remember as we read examples of this poetry. Tanka Tanka first appeared in the Manyoshu, which means Collection of Tean Thousand Leaves. This work was published during the eighth century. “Tanka” means “short so ...
Lyric Poetry Notes
... verse--verse not written in a formal rhythmical pattern. While reading, you will notice that a lyric poem, unlike a narrative poem, never tells a full story. Rather, it focuses on an experience or creates and explores a single effect. Lyric poetry expresses vivid thoughts and feelings. Lyric poetry ...
... verse--verse not written in a formal rhythmical pattern. While reading, you will notice that a lyric poem, unlike a narrative poem, never tells a full story. Rather, it focuses on an experience or creates and explores a single effect. Lyric poetry expresses vivid thoughts and feelings. Lyric poetry ...
AP Lit Terms and Definitions active voice: subject performs the
... metonymy: using an object or idea of a person that is closely related to that individual and stands for the thing itself (Ex: The “crown” represents the king/queen) microcosm: a little world; a world in miniature minor character: a character who plays a small role in the overall plot of the story/bo ...
... metonymy: using an object or idea of a person that is closely related to that individual and stands for the thing itself (Ex: The “crown” represents the king/queen) microcosm: a little world; a world in miniature minor character: a character who plays a small role in the overall plot of the story/bo ...
Poetry - Beavercreek City School District
... And I want to tell her to do more than just believe it, But to enjoy it! That changing your mind is one of the best She’s having trouble finding souces, ways Which is to say, ones that back her up. Of finding out whether or not you still have They all argue in favor of what I thought I one. was agai ...
... And I want to tell her to do more than just believe it, But to enjoy it! That changing your mind is one of the best She’s having trouble finding souces, ways Which is to say, ones that back her up. Of finding out whether or not you still have They all argue in favor of what I thought I one. was agai ...
RWC, GR 6, Unit 4 Reading
... • Poetry is a genre that is open to personal interpretation and might differ from person to person. • What is unique about how an author arranges words and phrases in poetry? • Authors arrange words and phrases in poetry to express emotion and insight and to create writing that is aesthetic in natur ...
... • Poetry is a genre that is open to personal interpretation and might differ from person to person. • What is unique about how an author arranges words and phrases in poetry? • Authors arrange words and phrases in poetry to express emotion and insight and to create writing that is aesthetic in natur ...
poetry notes - Monroe County Schools
... a deeper meaning than the words themselves It can be a material object or a written sign used to represent something invisible. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the differe ...
... a deeper meaning than the words themselves It can be a material object or a written sign used to represent something invisible. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the differe ...
Introduction to Poetry - Peoria Public Schools
... Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. ...
... Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. ...
POETRY WRITING ASSIGNMENT
... Do they receive their visions From heaven above? Or do they originate Where all things start Within our minds Within our hearts? I know not all But what I do know is this You cannot build a Kingdom Upon a flimsy wish So believe in your dreams Follow them blind Lest you loose them all, To the hands o ...
... Do they receive their visions From heaven above? Or do they originate Where all things start Within our minds Within our hearts? I know not all But what I do know is this You cannot build a Kingdom Upon a flimsy wish So believe in your dreams Follow them blind Lest you loose them all, To the hands o ...
On Music and Sound in Poetry
... Meter comes from the Greek for “measure.” When you “measure” poetry, you can count it in several ways: by the number of syllables per line, or by the number of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. Remember that all words can be broken down into syllables; when placed together in a line of po ...
... Meter comes from the Greek for “measure.” When you “measure” poetry, you can count it in several ways: by the number of syllables per line, or by the number of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. Remember that all words can be broken down into syllables; when placed together in a line of po ...
Poetry Definitions and Meanings - AP Senior English
... 34. Quatrain—a four-line stanza or poetic unit. In an English or Shakespearean sonnet, a group of four lines united by rhyme. 35. Refrain—repetition of a line or phrase at regular intervals (often at the end of each stanza). 36. Rhythm—a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produce ...
... 34. Quatrain—a four-line stanza or poetic unit. In an English or Shakespearean sonnet, a group of four lines united by rhyme. 35. Refrain—repetition of a line or phrase at regular intervals (often at the end of each stanza). 36. Rhythm—a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produce ...
poetry - Maples Elementary School
... Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometimes declines, ...
... Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometimes declines, ...
Glossary of Poetry Terms - Grillo
... a play on words based on similarity of sounds between two words with different meanings. rhyme The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words. simile A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word “like” or “as.” An example of a simile using like occ ...
... a play on words based on similarity of sounds between two words with different meanings. rhyme The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words. simile A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word “like” or “as.” An example of a simile using like occ ...
On His Blindness By John Milton (1608
... Some angles only stand and wait for his commands. They are also his true servants. Sincere devotion to God is the best service to him. Style of the Poem Written in the style of Petrarchan sonnet with fourteen ...
... Some angles only stand and wait for his commands. They are also his true servants. Sincere devotion to God is the best service to him. Style of the Poem Written in the style of Petrarchan sonnet with fourteen ...
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge
... message here is that even an ugly, quacking duckling can become a lovely, soundless swan. ...
... message here is that even an ugly, quacking duckling can become a lovely, soundless swan. ...
Poetry Devices Structure and Forms
... Denotation: The literal, dictionary meaning of a word. Example: The word “home” means, “the physical structure within which one lives, such as a house.” Connotation: The suggested or implied meanings ...
... Denotation: The literal, dictionary meaning of a word. Example: The word “home” means, “the physical structure within which one lives, such as a house.” Connotation: The suggested or implied meanings ...
literary terms for the exam handout
... Literary Terms for the AP Exam accent: the stressed portion of a word allegory: an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface story; the underlying meaning ...
... Literary Terms for the AP Exam accent: the stressed portion of a word allegory: an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface story; the underlying meaning ...
Presentation
... a deeper meaning than the words themselves It can be a material object or a written sign used to represent something invisible. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the differe ...
... a deeper meaning than the words themselves It can be a material object or a written sign used to represent something invisible. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the differe ...