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Puritanism/Neoclassicism
idea of neoclassicism pushed away the thought that man was a worthless creature with no will of his own, but that man was actually a rational being capable of making his own decisions and better life for himself neoclassicism people looked toward the greeks and romans as classic examples of taste and conduct classics art, literature, architecture or other areas that have withstood the test of time John Locke Neoclassicist; believed that government is a contrast between the people and…...
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Cullen’s Mystery Birthplace
Early Life - He was born on May 30, 1903 - Cullen's place of birth was unknown - People think he was born in Louisville, Kentucky, Baltimore, Maryland or New York City. - But friend Langston Hughes and his wife said he was born in Louisville Adult life - He lived in New York but for a short amount of time lived in France - Got married twice once to Yolande Du Bois and second time to Da Mae Roberson…...
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Filipino Poetry
Gemino Abad Poetry: The root and crown of languages Sublime experience Poetry causes as a Intense emotion Poetry is the outpour of Oral Tradition Story telling/ song and chant Pre-colonial Written Tradition Baybayin is an example of Awit bugtong salawikain epiko Filipino Poetic Forms Awit Many forms of multiple purposes Bugtong Filipino riddle Salawikain Filipino proverbs/beliefs Epiko Long episodic chanted poem Spanish Period of altered traditions American Period where educational system was established American Free verse and new criticism/ freedom…...
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Philippine Literature (Types of Poetry)
Narrative Poerty these are poems that relate series of events Ballad is considered as the shortest and simplest narrative. It has a simple structure and tells single incident Metrical Romance is a long rambling love story in verse revolving around the adventure of knights and lords and their highborn ladies during the age of chivarly Metrical Tale is a narrative which is written in verse and can be classified either as a ballad or a metrical romance Epic is an…...
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Poems – Love and Relationships
When We Two Parted - Summary About a betrayal from a passed lover, however, their relationship was a secret When We Two Parted - Context *Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)* > Romantic poet > Thought to be about his affair with Lady Webster - doesn't mention her name > Broke off affair to save her reputation but she had another affair with the Duke of Wellington later > Written in jealousy and hurt When we Two Parted - Idea's, attitudes…...
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Typhoid Fever Quiz|English2 LV1
What gift does Patricia give Frankie? A short history of England What poem does Patricia read to Frankie? "The Highwayman" The poem Patricia reads symbolizes? Patricia's own death What character trait does the Kerry nurse not have? Sympathy When Frankie is moved upstairs, he most fears? The spirits of the patients who died there Most adults in the story attempt to make Frankie behave by? Making him feel guilty Which of the following words best describe the narrator's attitude toward…...
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Poetry ("Maestro", "Bailando", and "The Desert is My Mother")
alliteration repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words (ex: Slippery slope) repitition the use of any element of language - a sounds, word, or phrase - more than once onomatopoeia the use of words that imitate sounds. (Ex: splat, hiss) poetry type of literature that uses sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in striking and imaginative ways lines poetry is divided into groups of words stanza lines are organized into one key idea stanza…...
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ENGLISH POETRY FINAL
Introduction to Poetry BY:Billy Collins *metaphors, visual imagery, persona A Poet's Thought BY: Thomas Hardy *quatrain, end stop, rhythm (aa,bb,cc,dd), lazy rhyme/end rhymes, initial alliteration (maimed and mangled, time's tongue) CHAPTER 12 ... The Lake Isle of Innisfree BY: William Butler Yeats *end rhyme, quatrain, lyric poem Those Winter Sundays BY: Robert Hayden *tactile/visual imagery, lyric poem, cacophony Aunt Jennifer's Tigers BY: Adrienne Rich *Narrative poem, end stop lines, euphony, rhyme scheme (aa,bb,cc,dd,ee,ff). Sir Patrick Spence BY: Anonymous *Visual imagery,…...
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The Poetry of Physics
Which of the following suggestions would best enhance a reader's understanding of this poem? Read a variety of sources about the style and instruments used by jazz musicians. Which statement best describes how the author conveys the message that humans are no match for the power of a black hole? He personalizes the experience for the reader and uses vivid imagery to create a clear mental picture. Which sentence from the excerpt supports the idea that falling into a black…...
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Examples of Literary (Poetic) Devices from "My Wonder Horse"
Simile (example) 1 Line 16-17, "He spent the summer like an Oriental potentate in his woodland gardens." Simile (example) 2 Line 97-98, "As still as a sculpted marble he allowed himself to be admired." Symbol (example) 1 This is what the Wonder Horse stands for. Line 54-55, "Pride, prestige, and art incarnate in animal flesh." Symbol (example) 2 This is the effect that dreaming has on the narrator. Line 207, "I forgot myself, the world, and time." Personification (example) 1…...
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LUOA English III Unit 5 Test Review
alliteration a repetition of the same first sound or letter in a group of words or a line of poetry anapest a metrical foot of three syllables, two unaccented followed by one accented, or two short followed by one long assonance the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds; a substitute for rhyme in which vowels are alike, but consonants are different connotation what is suggested in a word in addition to the literal meaning dactyl a metrical foot having…...
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K12 – History – Unit 5 – Tang & Song Dynasty
What did the Tang Dynasty do that helped conserve the traditional values of Confucianism? It revived the civil service examination system of the Han. Who challenged traditional Confucian morality in his poetry? Li Bai Which was a result of the growing prosperity China experienced under the Song Dynasty? The size of the gentry grew. Which of the following was NOT an invention/creation of the Tang and Song dynasties? They did NOT invent glass lenses for telescopes. What did the Tang…...
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STAAR -ingo Vocabulary
Symbolism The use of one thing to represent another. Counterpoint The response to the other side's position or points. Allusion The reference to a famous event, person, or work of literature. Epigraph A quote set apart from a body of text at the beginning of a chapter or speech. Parallelism The repetition of phrases that contain the same words or grammatical structure. Literary Devices Effective narrative techniques used to cause a certain effect in literary texts. Aphorism A statement of…...
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The Poetic Power of Symbolism: Unveiling Blake’s Metaphorical Marvels
Lines 1-2 Tyger Tyger, burning bright In the forests of the night, -These first lines set up to whom the poem is addressed: the "Tyger." -It begins with the repetition of the name ("Tyger, tyger"). The repetition creates a chant-like mood to the whole poem, which contributes to the mysteriousness. Reading it, you can't help but get the feeling this poem is about way more than the biggest cat in the world. -What is this about "burning bright, / In…...
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Larkin: critic quotes on pessimism
Christopher Ricks '[He writes] like something almost being said...it is a study in self-pity.' Bryan Appleyard (misanthropy) 'He is an advocate of misanthropy and pessimism.' Bryan Appleyard (pessimist) '[Larkin is] a hopeless and inflexible pessimist.' Bryan Appleyard (triviality) 'Many poets 'have adopted a personal pose of extreme pessimism and loathing of the world... None has done so with quite such a grinding focus on littleness and triviality as Larkin the man' Philip Larkin 'It's unhappiness that provokes a poem. Being…...
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Figurative Language Worksheet 2 Directions: Read the lines of poetry.
1. He would write, but his hours are as busy / As bees in the sun, Which technique is being used? __________________________________________________________________________________ Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole How do you figure? (write a sentence explaining your answer) 2. My words are little jars / For you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, / And they have many pleasant colors and lustersWhich technique is being used? __________________________________________________________________________________ Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole How do…...
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Cinquain Poem
Cinquain A poem that is five lines in length Line 1 Title, 2 syllables or 1 word Line 2 Description of title, 4 syllables or 2 words Line 3 Action about the title, 6 syllables or 3 words Line 4 Feeling about the title, 8 syllables or 4 words Line 5 Synonym for the title, 2 syllables or 1 word Types of Cinquains Word and Syllable Founder of the Cinquain poem Adelaide Crapsey Famous Cinquain poem November Night Type of…...
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AQA poetry (power and conflict) themes, quotes and other
"sneer of cold command" Ozymandias "mocked" Ozymandias "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings" Ozymandias "despair" Ozymandias "lone and level sands stretch far away" Ozymandias Themes in Ozymandias Power of humans; power of nature; pride "charter'd Thames" London "Marks of weakness, marks of woe" London "every" repetition London "runs in blood down palace walls" London "Blackning Church" London "soldiers sigh" London "youthful harlots" London "plagues the marriage hearse" London "My last duchess" My last Duchess "The curtain I have drawn…...
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assessment poetry
To which part of the poem does the moment when Ellen and Lochinvar mount his charger belong? climax What action leads to the conflict in Scott's "Lochinvar"? Ellen's father rejects Lochinvar's request to marry Ellen. What goal drives Lochinvar to come uninvited to Ellen's wedding? his intent to marry her himself What is the function of words like dreary, weary, and bleak at the beginning of "The Raven"? They establish the poem's mood. How do the speaker's interactions with the…...
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AQA A Level English Literature – John Keats Poetry Quotes
Isabella 'Ah! Wherefore all this wormy circumstance?' The Eve of St. Agnes 'Young Porphyro, with heart on fire for Madeline' The Eve of St. Agnes 'Hoodwink'd with faery fancy' Isabella 'Sweet basil, which her tears kept ever wet' Lamia 'Blinded Lycius' Isabella 'Why were they proud?' La Belle Dame Sans Merci 'Alone and pailey loitering' La Belle Dame Sans Merci 'She looked at me as she did love' Lamia 'Begone foul dream! Lamia 'Real are the dreams of gods' Isabella…...
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Christina Rossetti Poetry
What is 'A Birthday' about? New life and love; connotations of godly love as well love between man and woman. What does the form/structure in 'A Birthday' show? The 2 stanzas of 8 equal line length shows unchanging love. The iambic tetrameter (heartbeat meter) shows the words are like her heartbeat, meaning the words are heartfelt and true- she feels this love with her whole heart. What does the anaphora of 'my heart is like' show in 'A Birthday' ?…...
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Religious Studies Questions & Answers Chapter 8-10
Why is Venice home to a vast amount of Byzantine art? Venetian mercenaries looted Constantinople's art during the Fourth Crusade. According to Augustine, the singing of hymns and psalms in church was established to prevent people from becoming bored or sad. The word evangelist comes from a Greek word meaning "bearer of good." The Byzantine emperor Justinian began construction of Hagia Sophia in 532 CE to divert attention from domestic turmoil stirred up by warring gangs. Why did the Byzantine…...
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Sharing Cultural Stories: True or False?
True or False: Early childhood teachers should share stories from their own ethnic and cultural background. True True or False: As children are exposed to repeated experiences of storytelling of the same story, they may notice additional features about the plot and characters. True True or False: An introduction that piques child interest is important in storytelling True True or False: Storytelling should be attempted by teachers only after they have developed considerable professional skill. False True or False: Changing…...
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Poetry Naomi Shihab Nye, Jay Smith, Buson
What is the single idea that is expressing in "The Rider"? Loneliness is a feeling people want to escape. Which of your senses can best help you picture his passage from "The Rider"? while you float free into a cloud of sudden azaleas luminous pink petals that have never felt loneliness sight Why might Nye have included these lines in "The Rider"? What I wonder tonight pedaling heard down King William Street is if it translates to bicycles. to show…...
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English 11: Drama & Writing / Our Town
True Just like short stories and novels, dramas have a definite plot. climax Once a play reaches its __________, the drama-just like in a story-has falling action that leads to the resolution of the conflicts and resolution of the story. They all have conflict. They all have characters. They all have a setting. They all have a climax and conclusion. They all have themes. They all can use symbolism. They can all express irony. In what specific ways are theatrical…...
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Ted Hughes Poetry Semester 1
The Thought-Fox Summary: The speaker is writing and imagines his thought process as a fox. The fox enters quietly in the darkness, then becomes a concrete presence, or a fully formed thought, which strikes the writer with inspiration. Type of poem: Conceit Poetic Devices: Enjambment, sensory imagery, slant rhyme, alliteration Speaker: A writer, first person Tone: Solemn and tranquil Volta: Last stanza; fox becomes concrete thought, arrives in head Song Summary: The speaker is in a relationship with a lady…...
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Metaphysical/ Cavalier Poetry at John Milton
Metaphysical based on abstract (typically, excessively abstract) reasoning Derogatory showing a critical or disrespectful attitude Acrane understood by few; mysterious or secret Conventional based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed Lyric (of poetry) expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms Conventions a way in which something is usually done, esp. within a particular area or activity Iambic Pentameter a commonly used metrical line in traditional verse and verse drama, 5…...
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Poetry – Chicago, My Mother Enters the Workforce, and Find Work
What do the different names for Chicago tell you about the city's economy at the time this poem was written? Different names like Hog Butcher (meat slaughtering), Tool maker (tool manufacturer), and Stacker of Wheat (grain storage distribution) tell us that Chicago was a bustling and diverse city at the turn of the century. What three adjectives are used to describe Chicago? How does the poet counter this negative view? The three adjectives were: 1. wicked 2. crooked 3. brutal…...
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Part 1: Epic Poetry: Gilgamesh 90%
Which statement best describes the epic feature used in this excerpt and its effect on the plot? Enkidu said, "Don't worry, my friend, the dream you had is a favorable one. The eagle that you saw, with a lion's head, stands for Humbaba. Though it dived straight toward you and terrifying flames shot from its mouth, nothing could cause you harm. The young man who came to your rescue was our lord, Shamash. He will stand beside us when the…...
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Introduction And The Short Story, Part I
It may be said that great literature embraces ambiguity because it reflects the uncertainty we face in real-life decisions. A stock character is one that’s familiar and commonly used in many stories. During what part of “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” does Bernice cut Marjorie’s braids? Falling action. The conflict in a story is usually about person against nature, against another person, or against self. The concept of ambiguity in stories can be summed up with the statement, “characters don’t always…...
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Music Listening – 20th century
In music, the early twentieth century was a time of stagnation. disinterest. the continuation of old forms. revolt and change. revolt and change. T/F Twentieth-century music follows the same general principles of musical structure as earlier periods. false The most famous riot in music history occurred in Paris in 1913 at the first performance of Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces. Richard Wagner's Siegfried. Arnold Schoenberg's Gurrelieder. Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. All of the…...
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Identifying Sound Devices in Poetry
I'm growing fonder of my staff; / I'm growing dimmer in the eyes; I'm growing fainter in my laugh; / I'm growing deeper in my sighs; Rhythm, repetition, rhyme, assonance Confound the cats! All cats--away-- / Cats of all colors, black, white, gray; By night a nuisance and by day-- / Confound the cats! All cats, always. Rhythm, alliteration, repetition, rhyme Across the moorlands of the Not / We chase the gruesome When; And hunt the Itness of the What…...
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Alliteration and Allusion
Alliteration The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Allusion A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ballad A story/narrative in poetic form. Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Diction The author's specific word choice. Enjambment A unified group of lines in poetry. This…...
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50 Literary Devices (Definitions) – BC English 12 Provincial Exam Review
alliteration the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words assonance the repetition of vowel sounds consonance the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words enjambment when the writer uses line breaks meaningfully and abruptly to either emphasize a point or to create dual meanings imagery when the writer or speaker uses their descriptions to access the senses of the reader of listener repetition when the writer or speaker knowingly repeats a word or…...
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Emerson’s Self-Reliance & Poems
"Self-Reliance" In this essay, Emerson exhorts readers to avoid blindly conforming to the ideas and and behavior dictated by society or peers. Instead, he urges people to think independently. "Concord Hymn" In this poem, Emerson praises the bravery of the minutemen who fought at Lexington and Concord. The poem conveys the message that people who make great sacrifices for noble causes such as freedom will never be forgotten. "The Snowstorm" In this poem, Emerson develops an extended metaphor in which…...
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10-15 facts on Imagery and Diction
Fact 1 Imagery is language that connects to the senses. Fact 2 Writers use imagery to "unlock" a reader's memory of a specific expirence. Fact 3 Imagery can appeal to any of your senses. Fact 4 Most imagery is partially visual. Fact 5 Diction refers to a writer's word choice. Fact 6 A writer's diction creates a tone , or mood, of a piece of writing. Fact 7 Diction is important to imagery. Fact 8 Diction can be formal or…...
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" The Zulu Girl" by Roy Campbell
c) Enjambement _____________ is when one line of poetry flows into the next. a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Enjambement d) Personification a) ababcdcd What is the rhyming scheme for the first stanza of this poem? a) ababcdcd b) aabbccdd c) abbacddc d) abcdabcd b) Metaphor " Like a broad river" from line 12 is an example of? a) Simile b) Metaphor b) 5 How many stanza's does this poem consist of? a) 20 b) 5 c) 4 d) 8...
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Figures of Speech and Sounds of Poetry in All Summer in a Day
simile a comparison, using "like" or "as." metaphor stating that one thing is something else. alliteration repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words. onomatopoeia use of words that sound like the noise they make. repetition the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. hyperbole extreme exaggeration. personification giving human qualities to something that is not human. simile example "They turned on themselves, like a feverish wheel." metaphor example "The sun is a flower." personification example…...
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After the Hurricane and Watcher
Who is the speaker in "After the Hurricane"? a teenage girl named Fredricka "After the Hurricane" tells about what aspect of Hurricane Katrina? trying to get food and water what is the tone or feeling of "After the Hurricane"? angry and dissapointed What is the structure or form of "After the Hurricane"? unconventional or free verse What is the form or structure of "Watcher"? traditional A stanza is like what in a poem? a paragraph What does the tone of…...
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15 facts about pablo neruda
fact 1 Born: 12 July 1904, Parral, Chile fact 2 Died: 23 September 1973, Santiago, Chile fact 3 Prize motivation: "for a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams" fact 4 Field: poetry fact 5 Language: Spanish fact 6 In 1943, Neruda returned to Chile, and in 1945 he was elected senator of the Republic, also joining the Communist Party of Chile. Due to his protests against President González Videla's repressive…...
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