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1
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This period is defined as:

The flowering of poetry, golden age of drama, scientific discoveries, cultural achievements.

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The Elizabethan Period

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This period is defined as:

The Golden Age of Literature.

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The Renaissance Period

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This individual is an English poet, playwright, and actor. His birthdate is often recognized to be on April 23, 1564. He was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He married Anne Hathaway (age 26) at 18 years old. Has 3 children: Susanna, Judith, Hamnet.

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William Shakespeare

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TRUE or FALSE?

William Shakespeare made 38 plays, 2 narrative poems, and 154 sonnets.

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TRUE

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TRUE or FALSE?

Judith and Hamnet were twins, but Hamnet died at age 11.

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TRUE

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Is a type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm.

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Poetry

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Is a repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.

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Rhyme

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The rhyme is in the same line.

Ex:
I went to town to buy a gown.
I took the car, and it wasn’t far.

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Internal Rhyme

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The rhyme is at the end of each line.

Ex:
As it rose above the graves on the hill,
Lonely and spectral and summer and still.

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End Rhyme

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1st and 3rd lines rhyme, and 2nd and 4th also rhyme.

Ex:
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;

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Alternate Rhyme

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Is a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

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Rhyme Scheme

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What type of Rhyme Scheme is this?

As long as it takes to pass
A ship keeps raising its hull;
The wetter ground like glass
Reflects a standing gull

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ABAB

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13
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What type of Rhyme Scheme is this?

There once was a tiger, terrible and tough,
who said “I don’t think tigers are stylish enough.
They put on only orange and stripes of fierce black.
Fine and fancy fashion is what they mostly lack.

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AABB

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Name the three types of Poetry in the lyrical category.

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Ode, Sonnet, Elegy

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Name the four types of poetry in the Narrative category.

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Epic, Ballad, Metrical, Romance

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Name the four types of poetry in the Dramatic category.

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Monologue, Solioquey

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It is a number of feet in a line.

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Meter

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1 unstressed syllable followed by 1 stressed syllable.

Ex: u / u / u /

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Iamb

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Types of Metrical Foot

de-light, be-long, re-turn.

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Iamb

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2 unstressed syllables followed by 1 stressed syllable.

u u / u u / u u /

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Anapest

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Types of Metrical Foot

un-der-stand, o-ver-come, com-pre-hend

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Anapest

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1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable.

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Trochee

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Types of Metrical Foot

lo-vers, num-bers, look-ing

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Trochee

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1 stressed syllable followed by 2 unstressed syllables.

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Dactyl

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Types of Metrical Foot

po-et-ry, su-dden-ly, hap-pi-ness

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Dactyl

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A lyrical poem with 14 lines.

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Sonnet

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The three different kinds of sonnets.

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Shakespearean, Petrarchan, and Miltonic

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This is a tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, originally published in the year 1597

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Romeo and Juliet

29
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Words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns.

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Adjectives

30
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These are adjectives that modify nouns by providing additional information about their qualities such as: size, shape, and appearance.

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Descriptive Adjectives

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These are adjectives that help define words by restricting or limiting a noun or pronoun. It can point out an object or tells how many. They tell “which one”, “how many”, “what kind” or “whose”

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Limiting Adjectives

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The Three Types of Limiting Adjectives

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Articles, Quantitative, Demonstrative

33
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Articles.

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A, an, the

34
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Types of Limiting Adjectives

Modifies the noun by indicating any quantity of countable or uncountable nouns.

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Quantitative

35
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Types of Limiting Adjectives

Tell which one (These, That, This, Those)

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Demonstrative

36
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Types of Limiting Adjectives

These are adjectives that sit before a noun.

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Possessive

37
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Types of Limiting Adjectives

These adjectives modify a noun by asking (what, which, whose)

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Interrogative

38
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These adjectives describe a noun BUT they are based on names or proper nouns. The first letter must always be capitalized.

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Proper

39
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

“Martin is a nice friend”

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Descriptive

40
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

“My dog was very playful today.”

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Descriptive

41
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

My aunt bought a new and luxurious car.

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Descriptive

42
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

We adopted the dog yesterday.

A

Articles

43
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

I waited outside for an hour.

A

Articles

44
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

Some apples from the farm are rotten.

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Quantitative.

45
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

I want those gorgeous shoes.

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Demonstrative

46
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

Those people were mean to her.

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Demonstrative

47
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

Is that your wallet?

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Possesive

48
Q

What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

Its teeth are very sharp.

A

Possessive

49
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

What movies have you watched recently?

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Interrogative

50
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

Which dress should I wear to the party?

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Interrogative

51
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

Do you know whose bags these are?

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Interrogative

52
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

The Filipino dish tasted amazing!

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Proper

53
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What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?

Christopher composed a Shakespearean sonnet for his task.

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Proper

54
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What are the three degrees of comparison?

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Positve, Comparative, and Superlative.

55
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List down the Order of Adjectives

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Determiner
Quantity
Opinion/quality
Size
Shape
Age
Color
Origin
Material
Purpose

56
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He bought a (wooden, small, circular) lamp for his bedside table.

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He bought a small circular wooden lamp for his bedside table.

57
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They showed her some (brown, old, big) paper for her grandmother’s will.

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They showed her some big old brown paper for her grandmother’s will.

58
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We love our (magenta, bath, fuzzy) rug.

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We love our fuzzy magenta bath rug.

59
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The (green, wet, moors) called to her.

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The wet green moors called to her.

60
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The baby amused himself with the (stuffed, colorful, toy)

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The baby amused himself with the colorful stuffed toy.

61
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We spent the afternoon playing (a, fun, few, sports) activities.

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We spent the afternoon playing a few fun sports activities.

62
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The kids played (several, exciting, new) games at the party.

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The kids played several exciting new games at the party.

63
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They attended (amazing, Filipino, two) festivals last summer.

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They attended two amazing Filipino festivals last summer.

64
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I bought a couple of (old, rare, wooden) chairs from the antique store.

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I bought a couple of rare, old, wooden chairs from the antique store.

65
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We discovered (wonderful, enormous, ancient, stone, two) statues during our excavation.

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We discovered two enormous wonderful ancient stone statues during our excavation.

66
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The museum showcased displays of (some, delicate, tiny, victorian) picture frames.

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The museum showcased displays of some delicate tiny victorian picture frames.

Grade 9 2nd Periodic Test (5 decks)

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