Running Notes 171-180

Question 1

The pattern of end rhyme used in a poem, generally indicated by matching lowercase letters to show which lines rhyme. The letter “A” notes the first line, and all the other lines rhyming with the first line. The first line that does not rhyme with the first, or “A” line, and all others that rhyme with this line, is noted by the letter “B”, and so on. The rhyme scheme may follow a fixed pattern (as in a sonnet) or may be arranged freely according to the poets requirements.

Answer 1

Rhyme Scheme

Question 2

(See also meter) refers to the pattern flow of sounds created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. The (unfinished)

Answer 2

Rhythm

Question 3

a

Answer 3

a

Question 4

a

Answer 4

a

Question 5

a

Answer 5

a

Question 6

A section in a play presenting events that occur in one place at one time.

Answer 6

Scene

Question 7

Prose writing in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or the future by using scientific data and theories as well as his/her imagination.

Answer 7

Science Fiction

Question 8

This type of source presents information compiled from or based on other sources.

Answer 8

Secondary Source

Question 9

Words and phrases that help readers see, hear, taste, feel, or smell what an author is describing.

Answer 9

Sensory Details

Question 10

The order in which events occur or in which ideas are presented.

Answer 10

Sequence