Practice Quick Quiz – test your knowledge Please take out a piece of lined paper and write your name in the top right-hand corner!
Section 1 – Terms & Concepts In your own words, give a definition for: 1)Imagery 2)Repetition 3)Theme 4)Symbolism 5)Tone
Section 2- Examples & Explanations 1) In your own words, explain how an author might select a word or phrase to repeat? Would it likely be a random decision? 2) Use your powers of descriptive writing to showcase imagery and DESCRIBE the object show here:
3) Think back to our story, “Penny In the Dust.” In your own words, what did the Penny symbolize to a)The father b)The son And here is a tricky one…. c) What might the dust represent? (think about what It does to the penny)
4) What do the following things commonly symbolize? a)A heart b)A dove c)The color white d)The color black
5) Create a theme statement for “Penny In The Dust” 6) Explain the difference between a topic and a theme
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. 7) Read over “Dreams” by Langston Hughes a)What is the topic? b)What is the theme?
8) Think back to the examples of spoken word poetry we watched. Give a few words to describe the tone of a)Taylor Mali in “Its like, you know.” b)Rudy Francisco in “Love Poem” c)Marshall Jones in “TouchScreen”