English Flashcards
This period is defined as:
The flowering of poetry, golden age of drama, scientific discoveries, cultural achievements.
The Elizabethan Period
This period is defined as:
The Golden Age of Literature.
The Renaissance Period
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.
William Shakespeare
TRUE or FALSE?
William Shakespeare made 38 plays, 2 narrative poems, and 154 sonnets.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE?
Judith and Hamnet were twins, but Hamnet died at age 11.
TRUE
Is a type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm.
Poetry
Is a repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.
Rhyme
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.
Internal Rhyme
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.
End Rhyme
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;
Alternate Rhyme
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.
Rhyme Scheme
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
ABAB
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.
AABB
Name the three types of Poetry in the lyrical category.
Ode, Sonnet, Elegy
Name the four types of poetry in the Narrative category.
Epic, Ballad, Metrical, Romance
Name the four types of poetry in the Dramatic category.
Monologue, Solioquey, Character Sketch, Dialogue
It is a number of feet in a line.
Meter
1 unstressed syllable followed by 1 stressed syllable.
Ex: u / u / u /
Iamb
Types of Metrical Foot
de-light, be-long, re-turn.
Iamb
2 unstressed syllables followed by 1 stressed syllable.
u u / u u / u u /
Anapest
Types of Metrical Foot
un-der-stand, o-ver-come, com-pre-hend
Anapest
1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable.
Trochee
Types of Metrical Foot
lo-vers, num-bers, look-ing
Trochee
1 stressed syllable followed by 2 unstressed syllables.
Dactyl
Types of Metrical Foot
po-et-ry, su-dden-ly, hap-pi-ness
Dactyl
A lyrical poem with 14 lines.
Sonnet
The three different kinds of sonnets.
Shakespearean, Petrarchan, and Miltonic
This is a tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, originally published in the year 1597
Romeo and Juliet
Words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns.
Adjectives
These are adjectives that modify nouns by providing additional information about their qualities such as: size, shape, and appearance.
Descriptive Adjectives
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”
Limiting Adjectives
The Three Types of Limiting Adjectives
Articles, Quantitative, Demonstrative
Articles.
A, an, the
Types of Limiting Adjectives
Modifies the noun by indicating any quantity of countable or uncountable nouns.
Quantitative
Types of Limiting Adjectives
Tell which one (These, That, This, Those)
Demonstrative
Types of Limiting Adjectives
These are adjectives that sit before a noun.
Possessive
Types of Limiting Adjectives
These adjectives modify a noun by asking (what, which, whose)
Interrogative
These adjectives describe a noun BUT they are based on names or proper nouns. The first letter must always be capitalized.
Proper
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
“Martin is a nice friend”
Descriptive
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
“My dog was very playful today.”
Descriptive
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
My aunt bought a new and luxurious car.
Descriptive
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
We adopted the dog yesterday.
Articles
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
I waited outside for an hour.
Articles
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
Some apples from the farm are rotten.
Quantitative.
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
I want those gorgeous shoes.
Demonstrative
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
Those people were mean to her.
Demonstrative
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
Is that your wallet?
Possesive
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
Its teeth are very sharp.
Possessive
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
What movies have you watched recently?
Interrogative
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
Which dress should I wear to the party?
Interrogative
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
Do you know whose bags these are?
Interrogative
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
The Filipino dish tasted amazing!
Proper
What kind of Adjective is used in this sentence?
Christopher composed a Shakespearean sonnet for his task.
Proper
What are the three degrees of comparison?
Positve, Comparative, and Superlative.
List down the Order of Adjectives
Determiner
Quantity
Opinion/quality
Size
Shape
Age
Color
Origin
Material
Purpose
He bought a (wooden, small, circular) lamp for his bedside table.
He bought a small circular wooden lamp for his bedside table.
They showed her some (brown, old, big) paper for her grandmother’s will.
They showed her some big old brown paper for her grandmother’s will.
We love our (magenta, bath, fuzzy) rug.
We love our fuzzy magenta bath rug.
The (green, wet, moors) called to her.
The wet green moors called to her.
The baby amused himself with the (stuffed, colorful, toy)
The baby amused himself with the colorful stuffed toy.
We spent the afternoon playing (a, fun, few, sports) activities.
We spent the afternoon playing a few fun sports activities.
The kids played (several, exciting, new) games at the party.
The kids played several exciting new games at the party.
They attended (amazing, Filipino, two) festivals last summer.
They attended two amazing Filipino festivals last summer.
I bought a couple of (old, rare, wooden) chairs from the antique store.
I bought a couple of rare, old, wooden chairs from the antique store.
We discovered (wonderful, enormous, ancient, stone, two) statues during our excavation.
We discovered two enormous wonderful ancient stone statues during our excavation.
The museum showcased displays of (some, delicate, tiny, victorian) picture frames.
The museum showcased displays of some delicate tiny victorian picture frames.
