Unit 2 Week 5 | vocabulary p.160-161

Unit 2 Week 5

selection vocabulary

p.160-161

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What is the meaning of the word "commemorate"?

COMMEMORATE

To commemorate something, you do something to honor or remember it.

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How do you commemorate Eid al-Adha [Sacrifice Feast]?

Write down your answer in your book page 160.

How do you commemorate Eid al-Adha [Sacrifice Feast]?

Possible Answer:

Muslims usually sacrifice a sheep, cow, goat, buffalo or camel, and they go to Eid prayers.

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What is the meaning of the word "contemplate"?

Contemplate

To contemplate is to think about something seriously for a long time.

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What decision have you had to contemplate? Write down your answer in your book page 160.

What decision have you had to contemplate?

Possible answer:

I had to contemplate which project I had to choose.

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What is the meaning of the word "forlorn"?

Forlorn

Forlorn means sad and lonely.

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What is a synonym for forlorn? Write down your answer in your book page 160.

What is a synonym for forlorn?

Possible answer:

sad

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What is the meaning of the word "majestic"?

Majestic

Something is described as majestic if it is grand and impressive.

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What is a synonym for majestic? Write down your answer in your book page 160.

What is a synonym for majestic?

Possible answer:

great / awesome

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POETRY TERMS

What is "lyric poetry"?

Lyric Poetry

Lyric poetry a songlike quality and expresses the speaker’s thoughts and feelings.

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What might the topic of a lyric poem be? Write down your answer in your book page 160.

What might the topic of a lyric poem be?

Possible answer:

A lyric poem can be about my feelings or thoughts

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POETRY TERMS

What is a "sonnet"?

Sonnet

A sonnet is a 14-line poem that expresses a single, complete thought.

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Do you think a sonnet might be easy or hard to write? Why? Write down your answer in your book page 160.

Do you think a sonnet might be easy or hard to write? Why?

Possible answer:

It's hard because you have a limited number of lines (14 lines) and syllables per line (10 syllables per line).

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POETRY TERMS

What is a rhyme scheme?

Rhyme Scheme

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem.

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Why must you read an entire poem to identify its rhyme scheme? Write down your answer in your book page 161.

Why must you read an entire poem to identify its rhyme scheme?

Possible answer:

Because you need to look at the end of each line in the poem.

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POETRY TERMS

What is a poem's "meter"?

Meter

Meter is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

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How could you determine a poem's meter? Write down your answer in your book page 161.

How could you determine a poem's meter?

Possible answer:

You need to determine the number of syllables and their stress (stressed or unstressed syllables).