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10th Literature and Notes
The narrator of a poem is known as the __________. speaker How does voice impact tone? It determines the range of attitudes that a text can effectively express. I must depend on hearsay, on old photographs, on stories told, and on memories which are hazy and mixed with fable in trying to tell you about the Hamiltons. . . . Young Samuel Hamilton came from the north of Ireland and so did his wife. He was the son of small…...
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Author’s Purpose in Early American Literature
Key Words Audiene Genre Purpose What are the different purposes for writing? There are 4 basic purposes for writing: 1.-Narrative 2.-Expository 3.-Descriptive 4.-Persuasive Narrative Writing Writing TELLS A STORY or relates a series of events. example: A composition describing your explorations among rocks and tide pools along the ocean shore. Descriptive Writing Writing DESCRIBES a person, place or thing. Example: A brochure describing giant redwoods, a "Lost Kitten" poster that tells exactly what the kitten looks like. Expository Writing Writing…...
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Creative Writing Notes
In Theodore Roethke's poem My Papa's Waltz, how might the rhythm be described? "regular" and "like a dance" In exploring uses of sound in poetry, a writer might use the generative writing step to: experiment with different sound techniques In writing poetry, generative writing is a way to: explore different types of poems and techniques within poems In poetry, meter is: the measured arrangement of syllables & words in a line of poetry The poetic line "The whiskey on your…...
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reading – poetry of sandra cisneros, nikki giovanni and theodore
In "Abuelito Who", the pronoun "who" refers to Abuelito. Who is Abuelito? the child's grandfather What kind of figurative language is used in the phrase " Whose little eyes are string" metaphor The speaker says that Abuelito "used to laugh like the letter k" ... what does that mean his laugh sounded like the sound of the letter k What type of figurative language is illustrated by this line from "The world is not a Pleasant Place": An ocean would…...
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ENTIRE Poetry Unit
"Glory" Use of: Similes/Metaphors. Poem about baseball players and how good baseball games would keep them going! "The Wind—tapped like a tired Man" Use of: personification/Similies/Metaphors. Poem personifying the wind coming into her house and her treating "him" as a guest. "Metaphor" Use of: Similes/Metaphors. Poem about how each day is like a new sheet of paper to write on and throw away at the end of the day. "Conscientious Objector" Use of: Personification. Poem about how death is an…...
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HU 210 directors
it happened one night frank capra the birds alfred hitchcock paths of glory stanley kubrick do the right thing spike lee when harry met sally rob reiner the birth of a nation D.W. Griffith the grapes of wrath john ford la strada federico fellini the godfather francis ford coppola the maltese falcon john huston saving private ryan steven spielberg citizen kane orson welles the seventh seal ingmar bergman the seven samurai akira kurosawa sicko michael moore a sheriff who must…...
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Funeral Blues W.H Auden – Poem – Away related text 1.
"Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone?" Implies the importance of mourning for an individual undergoing the devastating loss of a significant figure. Emphasises how silence and quiet is pinnacle for ppl to seek solace and begin to encounter their emotional discovery in desperation to leave the envelopment of darkness the are encumbered in. Hyperbolic language - final stanza "for nothing now can ever come to any good" - moment of anagnorosis within the poem Reflects how the realisation…...
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Literary Questions for "The Raven"
Edgar Allen Poe is famous for using SYMBOLISM in his stories and poetry. How could the raven be a symbol in this poem? What clues does Poe give you to imply that the raven is a symbol rather than a literal creature? Raven can symbolize death Death-->dark, never moving, evil fiery eyes Poe is also famous for using ALLUSIONS in his write. Use your glossary of literary terms to define ALLUSION. Then find and write down two examples from "The…...
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Those Winter Sundays – Robert Hayden
Context Get this: Robert Hayden was the first African American to be named Poet Laureate of the ol' US of A (in 1976). Yep, it took until 1976 for an African American to be named Poet Laureate, and the office had been around since 1937. That's a pretty big deal. Despite the significance of this breakthrough, Hayden didn't want to be defined by his race. He wanted to be known as an "American poet," not a "black poet." Sound revolutionary…...
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Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing – Margaret Atwood
face that launched one thousand ships Helen of Troy was know as the ---- ---- -------- ------- -----. This shows her as the one to blame for male desires. She has become a cultural motif of male emphasis on physical beauty. cyclical nature of objectification history repeats itself The use of a historical figure shows the --------- -------- -- --------- and the dangers that come with it as -------- -------- ---------. There is no winner as the female loses as…...
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Cyber high unit 2 Questions & Answers
wpm for a 12 grader 226-300 Mnemonics developing memory tricks to help remember a word Affixes roots, prefixes, and suffixes The California Language Arts Standards require that students will have read two million words each year on their own by 12th grade false Memoirs a book written by a famous person about their life and experiences tule type of water plant or reed neophyte a new believer in the christian god heathen a person who does not believe in the…...
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Paul Durcan – ‘The Difficulty that is Marriage’
Addressing his wife Conversational tone Negative image of a turbulent relationship without hope of reconcilliation Free verse poem (no rhyming scheme) One verse long "We disagree to disagree, we divide, we differ;" The alliteration (repetition of 'd') highlights these negative words and therefore the opening sets the tone of sadness and disappointment for the poem. "Yet each night lie in bed beside you And you are faraway curled up in sleep" This image differs greatly to the opening images in…...
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Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes Critics
Uroff says about Plath's speakers... Plath makes the self the centre of her poems Plath uses techniques of parody, caricature and hyperbole to distance the speaker Dobbs says about Plath's presentation of women... (2) 'conflict between family and career' 'fertility of the spring is the disorder that romance brings' Freedman says about Plath's presentation of women... (2) 'rejection of the female role 'female speakers are typically inanimate and passive' Lindberg says about Plath's women disgust at the human female Aird…...
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Robert Frost’s Poetry
Why does the neighbor say that "good fences make good neighbours" in "Mending Wall"? He is repeating what his father used to say. Which practice was common among modernist poets? using experimental techniques Which practice was typical of Robert Frost? using traditional forms Who is the speaker of the "Mending Wall"? the apple orchard owner Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall." Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his head: "Why…...
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Poetry Terms Crossword "Down"
Sonnet A poem that consists of 14 lines with the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Simile Comparison of two unlike things using like or as Stanza A grouped set of lines in a poem Personification Bestows human characteristics on anything non human Iambic pentameter Five pairs of iambs making up one line Ballad A poem that recounts a story Meter The pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry Lyrics The words of a lyrical poem such as a…...
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Gatsby Poetry Themes Questions and Answers
Unrequited love Who so List and At An Inn Love vs Time To His Coy Mistress and Sonnet 116 Love as disappointing Ae Fond Kiss/At An Inn Love as hollow and empty Non Sum Qualis and The Scrutiny Love as short term and frivolous Scrutiny and Absent From Thee Love as magical and transformative La Belle Dame/She walks in beauty and At An Inn Infatuation She Walks in Beauty and Who So list Pain and Suffering (quest vs loss) Who…...
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LATIN TEST: POEMS 1,2,3
POEM 1: L.8-10 quare habe tibi quidquid hoc libelli qualecumque; quod, o patrona virgo, plus uno maneat perenne saeclo. Therefore take for yourself whatever this is of a little book of whatever sort; which, o patron maiden, let it remain enduring more than one generation. POEM 3: 13-14 at vobis male sit, malae tenebrae Orci, quae omnia bella devoratis: But may it go badly for you, evil shades Of Orcus, who devour all beautiful things: POEM 3: 15-16 tam bellum…...
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Poem: The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Prove experience madrigals complicated songs for several voices kirtle archaic word for "dress" "gown" or "skirt" swains young boys How does the poet satirize the carpe diem tradition? He makes the shepherd's offer seem unrealistic.. Describe the life that the shepherd invites his love to share with him. How will they be dressed? How will they spend their time? The speaker envisions a life of carefree pleasure. He will make his love a cap of flowers, a gown of the…...
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College Literature Poetry mid-term
Verse Any single line of poetry or any composition written in separate lines of more or less regular rhythm, in contrast to prose. Paraphrase The restatement in one's own words of what one understands a poem to say or suggest. Like a summary but more in depth. Summary A brief explanation of text. Subject Main topic of work. Theme A recurring subject or idea that the poem is mainly focused on. Lyric poem A short poem expressing the thoughts and…...
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English: The Wife’s Lament
The speaker in "The Wife's Lament" says: A young man always must be serious, And tough his character; likewise he should Seem cheerful, even though his heart is sad With multitude of cares .... (lines 42-45) What does the woman feel toward the "young man" in this quotation? compassion When reading Anglo-Saxon poetry, how does recognizing historical context help a reader understand why certain things occur? It gives the reader clues about the situation in the time period in which…...
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Haiku and Romantic Poetry, The Enlightenment and Romanticism
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry tht developed in the early 1600's - Originally, a haiku was the opening section of a much longer poem. - Eventually, haiku began to be treated as its own form. A haiku has a fixed structure. It: - is an unrhymed three-line poem. - has a set number of syllables in ech line - is usually written in the present tense - contains a kigo, a word tht indicates a season Example Summer…...
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Litterary Terms Crossword Puzzle 1
dialogue a conversation between two or more characters denotation the literal dictionary definition of a word drama a story written to be performed for an audience autobiography the story of a person's life, written by that person conflict a struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces character a person or animal who takes part in the action of a story, play, or other literary work dialect a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or…...
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Hindi Vocabulary: Urdu Poetry Words
māf forgiveness (māf-karna = to forgive, and māf kījīe(ga) can be used to say sorry) aisā like this jaisā like that rang color zabardast awesome/terrific bhūk appetite āvāz sound/voice parīśān anxious/worried ūmer age zindā(ī) alive zindagī life dobārā again ke bād after manzūr-karnā to accept taklīf pain/misery muāhīdā agreement nafrat-karnā to ahate pasand-karnā to like samajh understanding mushkil difficult pīyās thirst phirnā to wander mashkuk doubtful farq difference nazar vision ẖubsūrat beautiful/handsome guftagū conversation justajū desire muskūra smile muskūrānā to…...
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English 4 B (calpac)
Which of the following characterizes a true epic and is seen in The Rape of the Lock?-D The sylphs try to prevent —-A Alexander Pope's purpose for writing The Rape of the Lock was to-C The word desist means to-B Which of the following best describes the overall feeling that Pope meant to convey in The Rape of the Lock?-D During the fight between Belinda and the Baron, —-D Which of the following is a characteristic of a true epic?-B…...
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Literature Poetry
What type of poem is "Describe Somebody"? Free Verse What is "Describe Somebody" about? Someone trying to write a poem. Comparing two things using like or as. Simile The voice of the poem. Speaker In which poem is the speaker talking about themselves? What type of poem is this? Describe Yourself, Free Verse Descriptive words that paint a picture in your mind. Imagery A poem that tells a story. Narrative Poem Which poem has words like "Scat, Pftts, Wuff"? What…...
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Poems: The World Is Too Much with Us and I Wandered Lonely as A Cloud[PRACTICE]
All of the following lines from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" contain images suggesting light except for "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance." The speaker of "The World Is Too Much with Us" believes that if he were a pagan, he would be more responsive to nature The imagery in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" appeals mainly to the sense of sight The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste…...
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English: Poem: The Lamb from Songs of Innocence
Whom does Blake refer to as "He" in "The Lamb"? the Creator The speaker in "The Lamb" describes Christ as a — child In the poem "The Lamb," the lamb is used to symbolize what religious figure? Christ In "The Lamb" the speaker's questions refer to the lamb's — creator Which is an abstract idea symbolized by the lamb in Blake's poem "The Lamb"? innocence What type of poetry is "The Lamb"? lyrical The tone of "The Lamb" is innocent…...
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Themes in the Poetry of Keats
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she…...
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Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature: Beowulf
Features of Anglo-Saxon culture: - Warrior tribes - Lords and thanes - Gift-giving - Hospitality and feasts - Pagan and Christian traditions Which are features of Anglo-Saxon culture? Check all that apply. A society organized into warrior tribes An emphasis on gift-giving and hospitality A mixture of pagan and Christian traditions Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon poem that was written down in about 1000 CE True The story is: - Set in sixth-century Scandinavia - Describes the heroic deeds of a…...
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POETRY: THE BLAZON, THE ENGLISH SONNET, AND CONTEMPORARY SONG LYRICS
Read the poem below and complete the instruction that follows. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's…...
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Barroco Pearl & Handel’s Harpsichord
barroco irregular shaped pearl the _________ is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by quile harpsichord Handel was considered a master of writing what form oratario dido sings her favorite lament in the opera “dido and aeneas” just prior before doing what kills herself the first era of western music history in which instrumental music was a major vocal for composers for what time period the baroque era the keyboard instrument that uses various sets of pipes to create…...
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Tupac & Poetry Review
What is Tupac Shakur's most frequently used metaphor for life? Nature (The Rose That Grew From Concrete, Family Tree, Sun and Moon, The Shinning Star Within!, Starry Night, My Dearest One, If There Be Pain...,) What quality does Tupac's poetry lead us to believe he admires most? positive attitudes (Family Tree, If There Be Pain..., Nothing Can Come Between Us 4 John, God, Starry Night, The Rose That Grew From Concrete,) Who had the biggest impact and influence in the…...
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Edexcel Relationship Poetry: Theme, Poem and Comparison Option
Death: A Child To His Sick Grandfather Death: My Father Would Not Show Us The Body: A Child to His Sick Grandfather The Body: Manhunt Memories: La Belle Dame Sans Merci Memories: Neutral Tones Beauty: She Walks in Beauty Beauty: La Belle Dame Sans Merci Man's Perspective: My Last Duchess Man's Perspective: La Belle Dame Sans Merci End of a Relationships: A Complaint End of a Relationships: Neutral Tones Unrequited Love: La Belle Dame Sans Merci Unrequited Love: A Complaint…...
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Elizabethan, Cavalier, and Metaphysical Poetry
Elizabeth poetry style highly polished, technically perfect Famous Elizabethan poets Sidney, Raleigh, Spenser, Queen Elizabeth Popular poetry in Elizabethan court pastorals Pastoral idealized farm life Nature in relation to Elizabethan poetry beautiful canvas that inspired poets Ben Johnson's lyric style had craftsmanship of classical forms rather than being extravagant and romantic "Followers of Ben" Herrick, Lovelace, Suckling Cavalier poetry witty, whimsical, lighthearted themes of Cavalier poetry love, war, chivalry, loyalty to throne carpe diem "sieze the day," the philosophy of…...
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humanities ch 27-29
Nature is a key motif in romantic poetry. How does Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey (Reading 5.1) illustrate this fact? The idea of romanticisim is deeply entwined with the ideals of nature. A romanticlifestyle would be one of true simplicity, and the connection with nature makes thatsimplicity possible. This poem echoes many notes of nature. It opens by using theseasons to measure time that has passed by. The mentions of waterfalls, flowers, fields,and the quiet sky conjure up raw, natural, human emotion,…...
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Narrative Poem: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Benign Kind; gracious Obstinate unreasonably stubborn Zephyrus In Greek mythology; God of the west wind Ram Aries, first sign of the zodiac. The time is mid-April Palmers People who had visited the Holy Lang and wore palm fronds to show it Wend go; travel Guile Sly dealing; skill in deceiving Frugal Thrifty; careful with money agility ability to move quickly and easily Which pilgrim would most likely give absolution to a character in The Canterbury Tales? Explain your reasoning. Friar;…...
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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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