LUOA English 9 Final Exam study guide 2023 complete

LUOA English 9 Final Exam study guide 2023 complete Stanza A stanza is a poem or portion of a poem. Each stanza is a certain number of lines. Stanzas are set apart from each other by spaces above and below. They are used for the same purpose as paragraphs in prose. Quatrain A quatrain is a stanza of four lines. Couplet A couplet is two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. Rhyme 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. Internal rhyme An internal rhyme is words that rhyme in the same line ("I found the ground at last") or in the middle of lines ("The tree that held me / So free and high"). Rhyme scheme The pattern in which words in a poem rhyme. The rhyme schemes 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. Rhythm The cadence, or beat, of poetry. Rhythm is created by putting stress on some syllables but not others in a line (da-DA da-DA da-DA). Meter A rhythmic pattern (usually in formal poems) Alliteration The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words Allusion A reference to something the poet is sure the audience will know Analogy A comparison between two things Apostrophe An address to a thing or person Assonance Two or more words in the same line or sentence that have the same or similar vowel sounds "I tried to light the fire" Consonance Two or more words in the same line or sentence that start with the same consonant sound"Slithery snakes steal sleep from the students" Imagery The words the poet uses to create pictures in the reader's mind Metaphor A comparison between two objects without using the words "like" or "as" "The defensive line was a brick wall" Onomatopoeia (Onna-motta-PEE-ah) The sound of the word imitates or resembles the meaning of the word; for example, "Pow" "Smash" "Plop" Oxymoron A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction "Deafening silence" Paradox Something that seems self-contradictory Parallelism Parts of a line have a grammatically similar structure, often repeating a specific word, phrase, or idea"I love you and you love me" Personification Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals"The tree lifted its leafy arms to the sky" Repetition Repeating a word or phrase Similie A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" "Her love is like a flower" Symbolism The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities Fiction writing based on imagination rather than history or fact. Nonfiction writing based on facts or history. Novel A long prose narrative Novella A shorter novel Short Story A short prose narrative with a contained theme and plot Legend A story perhaps based on a truth which becomes exaggerated and fantastical over years of retelling Myth A traditional story, usually involving supernatural beings and/or events Fable A brief moral story, often with animals as the main characters Allegory A complete narrative of characters, places, and events that stand for an abstract concept Anecdote A short and amusing retelling of an event Tall Tale