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English 11 Benchmark Review Mrs. Knighten-Miller 2013

Walt Whitman Poetry Uses “free verse” poetry free verse noun noun: free verse poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

Example and Non-Example Example: “I look blindly/you are there/singing Non-Example: “I look/you are a cook/you spook

Cadence in Whitman Poetry Cadence (kdns)n. pl.ca·denc·es 1. Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory. 2. The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching. 3. a. A falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence. b. General inflection or modulation of the voice.

Cadence in Whitman Usually Whitman uses long, sweeping sounds By doing this he is showing his connection to everything

Whitman’s Beliefs Philosophically: everything is connected Politically: people throughout time come together by their experiences

Important Vocabulary

Vocabulary ar·che·type noun noun: archetype; plural noun: archetypes 1. a very typical example of a certain person or thing. Superman is an archetype of a superhero

Important Vocabulary Subgenre of free-verse: imagery, long lines, thoughts and feelings.

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Short Stories Types: Folklore: the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth. synonyms: mythology, lore, oral history, tradition, folk tradition;

Short Stories Types: Melodramatic drama A drama, such as a play, film, or television program, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts.

Short Stories Types: An elegy A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person

Short Stories Types: A personal narrative When someone shares their personal experiences with someone else

Important vocabulary Types of “tone” Impatient=in a hurry for something to happen Remorseful=feeling sorry for doing something Reflective=looking back on something

Commonly Confused Words Laying vs. Lying: To lie means “to rest,” “to assume or be situated in a horizontal position,” and to lay means “to put or place.”

Latin Roots to Know “consecrare”=to be made sacred “insurgens”=to rise up “domus”=house

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