Midterm Review Flashcards
Identify the figurative language used in this sentence: roses are red, violets are blue
Oh, I would like to be with you.
End rhyme
Identify the sound-related literary device in the following lines:
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
Internal rhyme
Context: You friend falls, you laugh at him and then you fall.
Is this irony? If so, which kind?
NO, it is a coincidence.
Identify the figurative language used in this sentence: He asked for her hand in marriage.
Synecdoche
Context: You’re watching the movie “Titanic” and one of the characters leans on the balcony and says: “It’s so beautiful I could just die”
This is an example of ____________ irony.
Dramatic
Identify the type of rhyme exemplified by the following excerpt :
I went to town to buy a gown.
I took the car, and it wasn’t far.
Internal Rhyme of the “own” sound and the “ar” sound
“Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become as naught; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness.”
Explain why this is an apostrophe.
It is talking to someone who is not there.
Identify the meter:
“But were some child of yours alive that time”
Iambic pentameter
Identify the rhythm and meter:
In the blink of an eye
Anapestic Dimeter
True or false, an allusion is a repetition of words at the beginning of the verse
False
What is the meter in poetry? What effect does it have on the reader?
The meter is the basic unit of rhythm in a line of poetry.
The meter is used to dictate the rhythmical structure of the poem and emphasize certain words. It also allows for a more melodic and fluid reading of the poem.
What literary device is this:
“He made a deliberate mistake”
Oxymoron
In poetic terms: what is a foot?
A set number of syllables (2 or 3) that are stressed (/) and unstressed (X)
What is the effect of a consonance?
to achieve a particular effect of euphony in the poem
What is the sound related device used in this sentence: “I feel the need for speed”
Internal rhyme
What is the purpose of using assonance in literature?
to create a sense of musicality and unity in a poem or piece of writing. Assonance can also create a sense of mood or emotion.
Identify the meter: /x /x /x /
Trochaic Tetrameter with a missing unstressed syllable on the last foot
How do poets and writers use sound devices like alliteration, assonance, and consonance to emphasize certain words or ideas in their work?
emphasize certain words or ideas in their work by repeating certain sounds and creating a sense of musicality.
What is this literary device: an exaggeration used to create emphasis and/or humor.
a) oxymoron
b) hyperbole
c) irony
d) understatement
e) all of the above
b) hyperbole
What can you assume about a speaker who uses the word “oculus” instead of “eye”.
Speaker has higher education and is in a formal context.
What are the two components of voice?
Tone and diction
Identify the type of rhyme :
if love is like a bridge,
or more like a grudge.
Near rhyme
What is the sound related device used in this sentence: “The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
Internal Rhyme
What is the sound related device used in this sentence: “The dancing dog delighted the children.”
Alliteration
What is the sound related device used in this sentence: “The dancing dog delighted the children.”
Alliteration
What is the sound related device used in this sentence: “The rose knows what the snow and the frost know.”
Assonance
Identify the literary device:
After wrecking your car: “Theres a little scratch.”
Understatement
Half a league, half a league
Half a league onward
Dactylic Dimeter with a substituted trochee on the second line in the last foot
I would kill someone just to get tickets to one of Ed Sheeran’s concerts.
Is this irony? If so which kind?
No, it is an hyperbole
Identify whether this is the connotation or denotation of home.
Home: safety, comfort, sense of belonging
Connotation
Identify the rhythm and meter:
Actions speak louder than words
Dactylic Trimeter with two missing unstressed syllables on the last foot
Identify the literary device:
“She’s met her maker”
Euphemism; a nicer way of saying she is dead (she has met God, her maker).
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence: Alan’s jokes were like flat soda to the children, surprisingly unpleasant.
Simile
What is the sound related device use in this sentence: “The pitter-patter of little feet.”
Consonance
What is the effect of epistrophe?
Emphasis, bring back the idea
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence: After the protests, maybe Washington will listen to the voters.
Metonymy
Identify the following figure of speech: All the world’ a stage / And all the men and women merely players
Extended Metaphor
What is this figure of speech.
You are my Romeo to my Juliet.
Allusion
