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S1 | Grade 10 Finals (Jan. 24 - 27, 2023) > ELA B10 - Poetry > Flashcards

ELA B10 - Poetry Flashcards

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What is a Ballad?

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Simple in structure, impersonal in tone and tells a story stressing a basic theme (ex : love, death, and humour).

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What is the ‘popular’ style of a Ballad?

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It is widely varying and is anonymous in narrative.

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What is the ‘literary’ style of a Ballad?

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More polished imitation of a popular ballad by a known poet.

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What is a Dramatic Monologue?

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Dramatic of a character revealing themselves.

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What is Dramatic Poetry?

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Poetry that tells a story and stresses characterization types to invoke a emotional response.

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What is an Elegy?

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A poem or song mourning the dead.

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What is an Epic?

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Narrative poetry distinguished by its great length, historical action, and lofty style. The characters are normally of heroic proportions.

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What is an Epigram?

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A short poem ending in a witty turn of thought.

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What is a Limerick?

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A 5 line poem rhyming ABBA with the third and fourth line being shorted. Mostly humorous.

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What is a Lyric?

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A short and personal poem with an emotional character. The structure is most likely simple.

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What is a Narrative Poem?

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Narrative poems stresses plot and action. Has some characterization. The poet ignores their personal feelings.

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What is an Ode?

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Longer than a lyric and is more serious in tone. Has an impersonal theme.

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What is a Pastoral?

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A poem which deals in rural life.

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What is a Sonnet?

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A 14 lined in iambic pentameter, the rhyme scheme varies according to types.

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What is Free Verse?

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A verse without a fix pattern of rhyme or length.

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of sounds (and words).

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What is Assonance?

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Alliteration based on vowel.

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What is Consonance?

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Alliteration based on consonant.

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What is Allusion?

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Reference to a person, place, and event with historical significance.

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What is a Smilie?

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A comparison using like or as.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A comparison comparing two things.

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What is Personification?

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The process of giving human qualities to an object.

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What is Connotation?

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Implied meaning associated with a reward.

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What is a Hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is Repetition?

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Repeating phrases or words multiple times.

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What is Rhyme Scheme?

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The similarity in sounds of words together.

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What is Imagery?

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The process of describing something.

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What are the Types of Imagery?

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Olfactory, Visually, Auditory, Gustatory and Tactile.

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What is Olfactory Imagery?

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Imagery of smells.

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What is Visual Imagery?

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Imagery of sights.

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What is Auditory Imagery?

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Imagery of sounds.

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What is Gustatory Imagery?

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Imagery of taste.

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What is Tactile Imagery?

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Imagery of touch/feeling.

34
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What is Annotating Poetry?

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The act of making up a text to bring attention to words, phrases, and structure.

35
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What is the first step to annotating a poem?

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  • Read Once
  • Find unknowns
  • Find unknown word(s)’s definition
36
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What is the second step to annotating a poem?

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  • Identify literary devices
    (Does impact the text?)
  • Look at punctuation
    (Does it reveal anything about the speak of the poem?)
  • Look at patterns (if there is any)
    (What does it reveal about the speaker’s attitude?)
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What is the third step to annotating a poem?

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  • What does the author saying in the each stanza?
  • Is there any reason for the author to repeat text?
38
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What is the fourth step to annotating a poem?

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Repeat if poem is unclear.

39
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Daffodils : What can you infer about the protagonist’s mood in the beginning of stanza one?

A

That they were not happy.

40
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Daffodils : What does the protagonist see in stanza one?

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A bed of golden daffodils.

41
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Daffodils : Where was the daffodils located?

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Beside a lake and under trees.

42
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Daffodils : How does the narrator describe the daffodils in the beginning of the second stanza?

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Stars that shine like in the Milky Way.

43
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Daffodils : In the third stanza the protagonist feels ‘gay’. What does the poet mean?

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They are a very happy.

44
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Daffodils : What makes the poet mesmerized in stanzas two and three?

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The daffodils swinging back and forth due to wind.

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Daffodils : We learn in stanza four that the protagonist will never forget this experience? Why?

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It was too blissful to forget.

46
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The Cape : What type of literary device does the all stanzas use?

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Visual imagery

47
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The Cape : The protagonist is alone. We know this because of her referral to…?

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Her horse going home.

48
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The Cape : In stanza two the house is described to be?

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Broken down and soggy from rain water.

49
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The Cape : In the seventh stanza she does what to stabilize?

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Drink coffee, reads all her books, and locates herself on a map.

50
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The Cape : What does the protagonist say about her situation?

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That she is afraid out there.

51
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The Cape : How would you interpret this poem (class discussion)?

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The protagonist is most likely to be a person in a mental institution. Thus feeling isolated from the rest of her family.

52
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Mending Wall : What does the protagonist think of his neighbour’s wall?

A

That is too much of a hassle to take-care off.

53
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Mending Wall : List the reasons the protagonist does not like the wall?

A
  • Hunters disrepair it often
  • It is a hassle to make sure it balances
  • The wall has no purpose in his eyes
54
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Mending Wall : Why does the protagonist think it is good to remove the wall?

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(Metaphor)
- Their trees won’t clash with their trees
- If animals need to grazer, more space would be better
- No more hassle to take care off

55
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Mending Wall : The neighbour ______ the wall. Unlike the protagonist.

A

Loves

56
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Mending Wall : What type of poem is this?

A

Free Verse

57
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Mending Wall : How would you interpret this poem (class discussion)?

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Each person has their own type of political views. Thus a wall must be set to show boundaries of each other.

58
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If You’re Strong-hearted : What literary device does the poem show a lot of?

A

Repetition

59
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If You’re Strong-hearted : What is the first and second stanza’s message?

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Don’t hold in what you want to say.

60
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If You’re Strong-hearted : What is the third stanza’s message?

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To appreciate nature and beauty.

61
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If You’re Strong-hearted : What is the fourth stanza’s message?

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To appreciate sounds and not be in fear.

62
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White Squall : Where does this poem take place?

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Town of Wiarton next to the Great Lakes

63
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White Squall : What is the story of this poem?

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Fisherman watching a young man lose his life during a bad storm and the aftermaths of his death.

64
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White Squall : Why was there a storm?

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Because the weather concerning the lakes are dangerous.

65
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What tone does Crossing the Bar have?

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An acceptance to death.

66
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What tone does Death, Not be Proud have?

A

A hatred towards death.

67
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Vagabond Song : What does Vagabond mean?

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Wanderer with no set place to live.

68
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Vagabond Song : What are Gypsies?

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Nomadic people.

69
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Vagabond Song : This poem can be summed up based on the protagonist love of _____?

A

Autumn and nature.

S1 | Grade 10 Finals (Jan. 24 - 27, 2023) (10 decks)

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