LUOA 9th Grade English Module 6 Study Guide

Which of the poets we have discussed in this module openly admired Elizabeth Barrett Browning?

Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe

Percy Bysshe Shelley is a key figure in _____________.

English romanticism

"One Wants a Teller in a Time Like This" maintains a consistent rhythm throughout. True or False?

False

Dickinson's work was well-known and well-loved during her lifetime. True or False?

False

The Chattahoochee River, Hall County, and Habersham County are all places in Tennessee. True or False?

False

Which vocabulary word best fits in the following sentence? Be quick to forgive so that your anger does not ___________ and transform into bitterness.

Fester

Complete the following analogy. frigate : ship :: cerement : __________

Garment

Langston Hughes is a key figure in the _________ Renaissance.

Harlem

The final line in the poem, "Or does it explode?", is ___________.

Imagery

The words the poet uses to create pictures in the reader's mind

Imagery

In "Ozymandias," the statue declares the greatness of the "King of Kings" and his empire, but the statue now lies in ruins surrounded by nothing but sand. What literary device is at play here?

Irony

Complete the following analogy: cerement : death :: luminous : __________

Light

Which vocabulary word best fits in the following sentence? The talented musician impressed the audience with her ___________ abilities to play instruments, direct the choir, and act in the play.

Manifold

A comparison between two objects without using the words "like" or "as" "The defensive line was a brick wall"

Metaphor

Does the following word have a negative or positive connotation? Boorish

Negative

The meter and rhyme scheme of "Eldorado" is reminiscent of a __________.

Nursery Rhyme

The sound of the word imitates or resembles the meaning of the word; for example, "hiss," moo," "plop"

Onomatopoeia

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction "Deafening silence"

Oxymoron

Something that seems self-contradictory

Paradox

Parts of a line have a grammatically similar structure, often repeating a specific word, phrase, or idea "I love you and you love me"

Parallelism

Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals "The tree lifted its leafy arms to the sky"

Personification

Does the following word have a negative or positive connotation? Winsome

Positive

A ________ is a stanza of four lines.

Quatrain

The historical context of "Song of the Chattahoochee" is _______________.

Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War

The poem repeats the phrases "the hills of Habersham" and "the valleys of Hall" at the beginning and end of each stanza. This type of repetition is called a _________.

Refrain

Repeating a word or phrase

Repetition

Two or more words which contain matching sounds: for example, "ball" and "fall." Typically the sounds that match are at the end of the word.

Rhyme

The pattern in which words in a poem rhyme. The ________ _______ are distinguished by letters, like ABAB, AABB, or AAAC. Each letter is associated with a word's sound. When that sound is repeated, that same letter represents the same sound.

Rhyme Scheme

The cadence, or beat, of poetry. __________ is created by putting stress on some syllables but not others in a line (da-DA da-DA da-DA). Formal poems have a rhythmic pattern, called the meter.

Rhythm

Which vocabulary word best fits in the following sentence? Please leave your boots, ________with snow and slush, outside the front door.

Rimed

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

Symbolism

"Eldorado" was written during the time of _____________.

The California Gold Rush

What biblical allusion does Poe include in "Eldorado"?

The Valley of the Shadow of Death

In poetry, a paradox is something that seems self-contradictory. Which of the following is a paradox in "I heard a Fly buzz?"

The poem finally ends with a complete rhyme, but then throws in a note of uncertainty with that dash (-) after the last word

The poem is written from the point of view (perspective) of __________.

The river

What is the heavy implication of the poem's ending?

The search for "Eldorado" will end in death

Complete the following analogy: boorish : churlish :: tremulous : _________

Timid

"Dream Deferred" is essentially a series of analogies. True or False?

True

A common subject in Emily Dickinson's poetry is death and mortality. True or False?

True

The statue's inscription in the poem is based on the inscription on the real Ozymandias statue. True or False?

True

The structure of a poem can add a lot of meaning to the poem. True or False?

True

Complete the following analogy: oppress : ___________ :: colossal : small

Uplift

Which vocabulary word best fits in the following sentence? The playful puppy brightened the ___________ of all the lonely children in the hospital.

Visages

Which vocabulary word best fits in the following sentence? Showcasing her _________ personality, Sarah effortlessly entertained the large crowd gathered around her.

Winsome

Which vocabulary word best fits in the following sentence? Jean's subdued reaction to winning first prize in the annual speech contest ___________her father, who thought she would be ecstatic.

Bemused

Which word is an antonym of abhorrent?

Delightful

Which of the following lines is an example of internal rhyme?

"And the lordly main from beyond the plain"

Which of the following lines is an example of consonance?

"High o'er the hills of Habersham"

Which line from the poem tells us that the "one" written about is a young person?

"One's not a man, one's not a woman grown"

In Spanish, "El Dorado" means _________.

"The golden one"

The meaning of "Success is counted sweetest" matches best with which common saying?

"The grass is greener on the other side"

Which of the following lines stands alone in the poem?

"What happens to a dream deferred?"

What advice does the teller give the young person at the end of the poem?

-Love's true -Love triumphs -God's actual

Personification is a literary device in which an inanimate thing is given human attributes. In this poem, what natural element is personified?

-The "rushes" (Line 13) -The Chattahoochee River -The "little reeds" (Line 18)

How many points of view are featured in this poem?

2

Which of the following is NOT one of the analogies in the poem?

A dream deferred is like a dam about to burst

In the following sentence, the italicized words are an example of what? The playful puppy was bemused and befuddled by the darting mouse.

Alliteration

In the following sentence, the italicized words are an example of what? The winsome and willowy whispers of the wind floated over the field and into the winding valley.

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Alliteration

A reference to something the poet is sure the audience will know

Allusion

In the following excerpt, the italicized word is an example of what? "The spartan spirit that made life so grand." from Louisa May Alcott's "Transfiguration"

Allusion

"Out of the hills of Habersham Down the valleys of Hall I hurry (rapidly, at full speed) to reach the plain," What is the correct vocabulary word to replace rapidly?

Amain

A comparison between two things

Analogy

An address to a thing or person

Apostrophe

Two or more words in the same line or sentence that have the same or similar vowel sounds "I tried to light the fire"

Assonance

Which vocabulary word best fits in the following sentence? The day after Thanksgiving, my new neighbors spent six hours ___________ their lawn with Christmas decorations.

Bedighting

Two or more words in the same line or sentence that start with the same ________ sound "Slithery snakes steal sleep from the students"

Consonance

"I heard a Fly buzz when I died" ___________.

Contradicts the popular "sentimental death scene" of the day

A ________ is two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

Couplet

Which word is repeated in the middle of each stanza?

Shadow

Why did Elizabeth Barrett Browning write "The Cry of the Children?"

She read a parliamentary report

A comparison of two thing using the words "Like" or "as" "Her love is like a flower"

Simile

In the following sentence, the italicized phrase is an example of what? As greedy as a hyena, the rat destroyed the crumbs as they fell off the table.

Simile

A _________ is a poem or portion of a poem. Each ________ is a certain number of lines. _________ are set apart from each other by spaces above and below. They are used for the same purpose as paragraphs in prose.

Stanza

Which word is an antonym of flagrant?

Subdued