Unit 3 Test

Question 1

the repeated use of the same sounds or combination of sounds in the beginning of a series of words

Answer 1

Alliteration

Question 2

indirect or passing reference to a specific person, place or event something or someone (historical, mythological, biblical, literary)

Answer 2

Allusion

Question 3

an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

Answer 3

Hyperbole

Question 4

mood or feeling shown by clever use of words (word pictures or senses)

Answer 4

Imagery

Question 5

a type of comparison in which one thing is said to be another, or implied to be another by using a verb or adjective.

Answer 5

Metaphor

Question 6

when an object, animal, ideal or quality is given the attributes or characteristics of a human being

Answer 6

Personification

Question 7

a comparison of two unlike objects by means of words (like, as, as if, than, so)

Answer 7

Simile

Question 8

is the repetition of syllables at the ends of words that have the same vowel sound and the same final consonants.

Answer 8

Rhyme

Question 9

is a form of poetry developed in Japan. consists of three lines of verse. the first and third lines have five syllables each, and the second line has seven syllables.

Answer 9

Haiku

Question 10

Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause? He would indeed!

Answer 10

Independent

Question 11

What are the two types of clauses?

Answer 11

independent

dependent

Question 12

Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause? Because we have just come in out of the sunshine.

Answer 12

Dependent

Question 13

What are the three parts that an independent clause contains?

Answer 13

1. subject
2. verb
3. complete thought

Question 14

What are the three sets of subjects and verbs in this sentence? The Leopard and the Ethiopian hunted all day; and though they could smell them and hear them, they never saw one of them.

Answer 14

The Leopard and the Ethiopian hunted
they could smell
they never saw

Question 15

According to the definition, a clause contains what two things?

Answer 15

Subject and a verb

Question 16

What does a dependent clause lack?

Answer 16

a complete thought

Question 17

Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause? They ought to show up in this dark place like ripe bananas in a smokehouse.

Answer 17

Independent

Question 18

What are the three sets of subjects and verbs in this sentence? I can smell zebra, and I can hear zebra, but I can’t see zebra.

Answer 18

I can smell
I can hear
I can’t see

Question 19

a lyric poem of fourteen lines.

Answer 19

sonnet

Question 20

a short poem with imagination, melody, and emotion, creating for the reader a single, unified impression.

Answer 20

lyric poem

Question 21

Italian sonnet

Answer 21

divided into octave (first eight lines) and sestet (last six lines)
rhyme scheme of the octave is abba, abba; the rhyme scheme of the sestet is cde, cde, or cd, cd, cd.
The octave presents a conflict
The sestet settles the conflict

Question 22

English Sonnet

Answer 22

divided into three quatrains and rhymed couplet.
rhyme scheme is abab, cdcd, efef, gg.
The concluding couplet is usually a comment on the preceding lines.

Question 23

Write a three sentence summary of the poem “November.” What is the main thought that the poet is trying to convey in the sonnet? What pictures or images did poem bring to your mind? What stood out in your mind as you read the sonnet? Dive in and explore that sonnet!

Answer 23

Bryant is attempting to vividly explain what happens prior to November, and into November. The last line is very vivid, summarizing nearly everything there is to November. A sun retracting behind a mountain came to my mind as I read this sonnet.

Question 24

How do you think Keats’s personal life might have influenced him to write his sonnet “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be”? Give specific facts about Keats’s life to support your answer. You should write your answer in at least two complete sentences.

Answer 24

Keats had a depressing life, gaining an illness at an early age, and departing with his family as well. This sonnet speaks of Keats’ death, when he dies, which could have been influenced by his life.

Question 25

What type of sonnet is “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be”?

Answer 25

English

Question 26

What type of sonnet is “November”?

Answer 26

English

Question 27

Write a three sentence summary of the poem “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be.” What is the main thought that the poet is trying to convey in the sonnet? What pictures or images did poem bring to your mind? What stood out in your mind as you read the sonnet? Dive in and explore that sonnet!

Answer 27

Keats is trying to show us life in his depressing perspective. It is extremely terrifying thinking about death, but we must remember what Jesus has done for us! Since Keats life was hard, he tried to share that depression with others.

Question 28

How many lines are there in a sonnet?

Answer 28

14

Question 29

Which sonnet would Shakespeare have written?

Answer 29

English

Question 30

At the end of the poem “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”, what does the speaker say will keep his beloved’s beauty alive?

Answer 30

the poem

Question 31

What type of sonnet is “God’s Grandeur”?

Answer 31

Italian

Question 32

Which sonnet uses a Sestet?

Answer 32

Italian

Question 33

Which sonnet uses a couplet?

Answer 33

English

Question 34

What type of sonnet is “Novemeber”?

Answer 34

English

Question 35

The Petrarchan sonnets are from Italy.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

What type of sonnet is “When I have Fears that I May Cease to Be”?

Answer 36

English

Question 37

What type of sonnet is “Sonnet 18”?

Answer 37

English

Question 38

Which sonnet uses a Quatrain?

Answer 38

English

Question 39

Which sonnet uses an Octave?

Answer 39

Italian