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3 rd 9 Wks Exam

3 rd 9 Wks Exam. Terms to Know. Blank Verse. Poetry written has a regular meter (rhythm) but does not rhyme (the meter is usually iambic pentameter like Shakespeare)

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3 rd 9 Wks Exam

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  1. 3rd 9 Wks Exam Terms to Know

  2. Blank Verse • Poetry written has a regular meter (rhythm) but does not rhyme (the meter is usually iambic pentameter like Shakespeare) Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! -Macbeth

  3. Free Verse • Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme If I Can Stop by Emily Dickinson IF I can stop one heart from breaking,I shall not live in vain;If I can ease one life the aching,Or cool one pain,Or help one fainting robinUnto his nest again,I shall not live in vain.

  4. Slant Rhyme • Words that do not rhyme exactly Here follows some verses upon the burning of our house, July 10th, 1666. by Anne Bradstreet No pleasant tale shall 'ere be told, Nor things recounted done of old. No Candle 'ere shall shine in Thee, Nor bridegroom's voice ere heard shall bee. In silence ever shalt thou lye; Adieu, Adeiu; All's vanity. • Do you know internal and end rhyme? A. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” B. “The tide rises the tide falls The twilight darkens, the curlew calls”

  5. Tone: the author’s attitude • The way an author conveys his/her attitude(s) towards the audience, subject, or character • Devices used to create tone: • Images • Facts • Language (formal, slang, dialect) • Sentence structure • Words you use to describe tone: angry, sad, thoughtful, afraid, hopeful, serious, mysterious, grim, melancholy, ironic Describe the tone in the poem on the next page:

  6. Madam and the Rent Manfrom The Selected Poems ofLangston HughesThe rent man knocked. He said, Howdy-do? I said, WhatCan I do for you? He said, You knowYour rent is due. I said, Listen, Before I'd payI'd go to Hades And rot away! The sink is broke, The water don't run, And you ain't done a thingYou promised to've done. Back window's cracked, Kitchen floor squeaks, There's rats in the cellar, And the attic leaks. He said, Madam, It's not up to me. I'm just the agent, Don't you see? I said, Naturally, You pass the buck. If it's money you wantYou're out of luck. He said, Madam, I ain't pleased! I said, Neither am I. So we agrees!

  7. Onomatopoeia • The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe “crack” or “whir” Song of the Banner at Daybreak By Walt Whitman O A new song, a free song, Flapping, flapping, flapping, flapping, by sounds, by voices clearer, By the wind's voice and that of the drum, … I'll put the bayonet's flashing point, I'll let bullets and slugs whizz,

  8. Subjunctive mood (Wishmood) • Use this mood when the statement is wishful, suggestive, or contrary to fact • Rule: Present Tense: use be Past Tense: use were (never was) • Examples: • If Iwerein your shoes I would obey your parents. • If he were president, poverty would be eliminated. • I suggest these trees be planted quickly. Practice: http://wps.ablongman.com/long_aaron_lbch_6/47/12153/3111363.cw/index.html

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