Language arts preparing for Quiz 1

Choose the pattern for the following nursery rhyme. Hickory dickory dock The mouse ran up the clock The clock struck one And down he run Hickory dickory dock

AABBA

Type E in front of the sentence if it has good economy of words. If it does not use economy of words type N . This little pig went to market.

E

Type E in front of the sentence if it has good economy of words. If it does not use economy of words type N . The wind is tearing the tree tops to shreds.

E

Free verse has certain rules for rhyming and meter.

False

Poetry can only be found in books. True or False?

False

Rhythm and rhyme are the same. True or False?

False

Reread the poem "Lost Youth," and select two meanings for the line: "And no birds sing! "

He has no joy in his life. He is too busy with himself to hear the birds sing.

Type E in front of the sentence if it has good economy of words. If it does not use economy of words type N . It was a very special, wonderful day for Joe and the person who was with him, his best friend Marc.

N

Type E in front of the sentence if it has good economy of words. If it does not use economy of words type N . What my friend said when she was speaking was just too full of humor to make it possible for me to believe her.

N

The pattern for the following poem is ABAB. "How Doth The Little Crocodile" How doth the little crocodile Improve his shinning tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! by Lewis Carroll True or False?

True

A divan is also called a _____.

couch

The top of your head is also called the _____.

crown

Complete the following sentence, using a form of one of the vocabulary words. constrain, drowsily, formal, sated epic, ford, monotonous His head propped on a pillow, the man _____ read his newspaper.

drowsily

Complete the following sentence, using a form of one of the vocabulary words. constrain, drowsily, formal, sated epic, ford, monotonous The long poem about Hiawatha is an _______ poem.

epic

Complete the following sentence, using a form of one of the vocabulary words. constrain, drowsily, formal, sated epic, ford, monotonous The soldiers tried to _______ the river.

ford

Complete the following sentence, using a form of one of the vocabulary words. constrain, drowsily, formal, sated epic, ford, monotonous When we write our schoolwork, we use _________ grammar.

formal

The skin of an animal is the _____.

hide

The major characteristics of poetry discussed in this lesson include all of the following except _____.

imagery

When there is a special emphasis or accent on a word or syllable, it establishes the _______ in the poem.

meter

Complete the following sentence, using a form of one of the vocabulary words. constrain, drowsily, formal, sated epic, ford, monotonous The singer had a _______ voice.

monotonous

The two worlds the birds enjoy are _____.

nature, man's technology

The rise and fall of our voices as we stress some sound more strongly than others is called ________ .

rhythm

Complete the following sentence, using a form of one of the vocabulary words. constrain, drowsily, formal, sated epic, ford, monotonous After a gigantic meal, you feel ______.

sated

What technology of man is the second world for the bird?

telephone wire