english assesment study guide

What 2 poems that we looked at, had a deeper meaning about racism in the early 20th century USA?

• The Flowers

  and

  Strange Fruit

• Dis Poetry

  and

  The Flowers

• Half-Caste

  and

  Dis Poetry

• Shakespeare Sister

  and

  Half-Caste

What kind of dialectic language did Benjamin Zephaniah use in his poem "Dis Poetry"?

• He didn't use dialectic language

• Caribbean Patois

• Jamaican Patois

What things can a poem have that makes it almost like a song? (select 3)

• imagery

• lyrical language (language that's considered elevated or beautiful)

• stanzas

• rhythm

• metaphors

  (often extended)

what poetic features can a poet use to add a sense of time and place to their poetry? (select 4)

• stanzas

• imagery

• sensory language

• dialectic language

• specific and relevant details

what poetic features does the poem "Strange Fruit" have and what is its focus?

• features :

  • - contrasting

  • - song references

  • - religious references

  • focus :

  • feminism/struggles women face compared to mens

• features :

  • - contrasting

  • - sensory language

  • - imagery

  • - extended metaphor

  focus :

  racism in early 20th century USA

• features :

  • - multiple languages

  • - extended metaphor

  • - imagery

  • focus :

  • effects of leaving home country, and losing your culture over time

what poetic features does the poem "Search For My Tongue" have and what is its focus?

• features :

  • - contrasting

  • - song references

  • - religious references

  • focus :

  • feminism/struggles women face compared to mens

• features :

  • - contrasting

  • - sensory language

  • - imagery

  • - extended metaphor

  focus :

  racism in early 20th century USA

• features :

  • - multiple languages

  • - extended metaphor

  • - imagery

  • focus :

  • effects of leaving home country, and losing your culture over time

what poetic features does the poem "Elvis's Twin Sister" have and what is its focus?

• features :

  • - contrasting

  • - song references

  • - religious references

  • focus :

  • feminism/struggles women face compared to mens

• features :

  • - contrasting

  • - sensory language

  • - imagery

  • - extended metaphor

  focus :

  racism in early 20th century USA

• features :

  • - multiple languages

  • - extended metaphor

  • - imagery

  • focus :

  • effects of leaving home country, and losing your culture over time

what are kennings?

• when a metaphor is used all throughout a poem, story, etc.

• when a poet combines 2 languages together (normally English plus another language)

• an ancient Norse form of poetry that uses extended noun phrases

• an unnatural pause, normally in the middle of a line, in a poem

The way a text is organised

and presented is...

Language which describes a

visual image is...