English 4a CBE questions with 100% correct answers graded A+

English 4a CBEapostrophe - correct answer a technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent. conceit - correct answer an extended witty, paradoxical, or startling metaphor; extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects conflict - correct answer the central struggle, problem or problems characters face in a literary work English Sonnet - correct answer a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg Shakespearean Sonnet - correct answer a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg final couplet - correct answer a group of two lines at the end of a sonnet Italian Sonnet - correct answer a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd Petrarchan Sonnet - correct answer a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd metaphor - correct answer a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity paradox - correct answer a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. personification - correct answer A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes rhyme scheme - correct answer The pattern or sequence in which end rhyme occurs throughout a poem. The first end sound is represented with an "a," the second end sound is represented with a "b," and so on. When the first sound is repeated at the end of another line within the poem, it is also designated as "a." Spenserian sonnet - correct answer a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with an interlocking rhyme pattern of abab bcbd cdcd ee stanza - correct answer A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit; A division of a poem that is often referred to as a "paragraph of poetry" theme - correct answer The main idea or meaning of a story, poem, play or novel. Often, this is an insight about human life revealed in a literary work the Venerable Bede - correct answer Wrote: The Ecclesiastical History of the English People 1. Created the method for calculating time (starts from the birth of Jesus A.D. 1) 2. Considered the father of English History 3. Was declared a saint of the Catholic Church Geoffrey Chaucer - correct answer Wrote: The Canterbury Tales 1. Considered the father of English poetry 2. Given money from King Edward to fight in the Hundred Years War 3. Became a court official and did lots of public service Sir Thomas Malory - correct answer Wrote: Le Morte d' Arthur 1. He fought for the wrong side at war and committed many crimes which angered King Edward IV Edmund Spenser - correct answer Wrote: Sonnet 30 & Sonnet 75