Wit and Wisdom Module 1 Vocabulary

Front

What term describes the pattern of sound in poetry that rises and falls like music?

Back

Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is the name of a device that opens and closes to control the flow of fluids?

Back

Valve

Front

What term refers to anything related to the heart?

Back

Cardiac

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

Front

What does it mean to conclude or gather reasoning based on evidence?

Back

Inferred

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Front

What is the action of focusing one's attention on something?

Back

Concentrate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

Front

What is the term for a repeated sequence of sounds in music or poetry?

Back

Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is the term for the emotional quality or atmosphere created by a piece of writing?

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

What is the term for the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What do we call a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D