Poetry Style Terms Review Remember – Quiz on Friday

Of what are these examples?  My eyes widened at the sight of the mile- high ice cream cones we were having for dessert.  She was breathtakingly beautiful, but he knew that she was forbidden fruit.  “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”  She worked to be sure it was as clean as a whistle.

Define the following:  Alliteration  Now give an example  Diction  Explain  Understatement  Now give an example  Pun  Now give an example

What about these? What do you notice?  The taste of that first defeat was bitter indeed.  Her positive attitude is a lighthouse for the hopeful.  The bang of the screen door startled all of the kids.  The swastika caused the people to cringe.

Can you tell me what these mean??  Audience?  Give two examples of when you would be writing for different audiences  Criticize  Criticize something in this room  Purpose  Explain this review’s purpose  Speaker  How is the speaker different from the author?

Identify the terms in these examples:  On Valentine’s Day it was evident that Cupid made a stop at the MHS front office.  The place was an old shack off the main road. The sun was just creeping over the mountains, and, somewhere, a baby was crying. It’s still 1931, and we wake still wondering what, if any changes, are coming to New York City.

What about these?  In The Village you believe the setting is, perhaps, the 1800, but you eventually realize that it is present day – you weren’t expecting that!  “Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me.”

Define and give an example of:  Paraphrase  Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or if thou wilt not be but sworn my love, and I will no longer be a Capulet  Tone  Theme  Syntax