"Know the Lingo" Quiz

Stanza is...

• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.
• An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
• The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
• A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Meter is...

• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.
• An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
• The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
• A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A symbol is...

• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.
• An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
• The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
• A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Consonance is...

• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.
• An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
• The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
• A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A ballad is...

• A story/narrative in poetic form.
• The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
• The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Rhythm is...

• A story/narrative in poetic form.
• The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
• The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

Assonance is...

• A story/narrative in poetic form.
• The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
• The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Theme is...

• A story/narrative in poetic form.
• The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
• The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Diction is...

• The author’s specific word choice.
• The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc
• Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
• A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Tone is...

• The author’s specific word choice.
• The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc
• Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
• A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B