1. English 11 Benchmark Review
Mrs. Knighten-Miller 2013

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. Important Vocabulary

8. Vocabulary ar·che·type noun noun: archetype; plural noun: archetypes1.
a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Superman is an archetype of a superhero

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

10. Grammar Review #1
Pronoun Agreement here
Interactive Exercises here

11. 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;

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

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

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

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

16. 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.”

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

18. Grammar Review #2 Subject/Verb Agreement here
Interactive Exercises here