Unit 3 - Poetry Review

What is a stanza?

• A few words together

• A sentence with a subject and verb

• The "paragraph" of a poem. It is a set of lines.

• A man named Stan that likes pizza

A clause contains both a _____ and _____

• subject and a verb

• capital letter and period

• comma and FANBOYS

• pronoun and preposition

If one is bewildered, then they are what?

• Confused

• Angry

• Immoral

• Immature

Semicolons separate two _____ clauses.

• Relative

• Independent

• Dependent

• Codependent

If one has blundered, then what has happened?

• An unforeseen mistake

• The correct action

• Something unjust

• A great catastrophe

In poetry, is the author always the speaker?

• No. The author creates the speaker.

• Yes. The author and the speaker are the same.

What is the speaker of a poem?

• The "voice" of the poem

• The author

In the context of studying English, what is tone?

• The speaker's attitude towards the subject of a text

• The loudness of one's voice

• A summary of the text

• The way the reader feels after reading a text

What is etymology?

• The study of grammar

• The study of word origins

• The study of birds

• The study of life

Select the answer choice that correctly uses a semicolon.

• I missed my bus; I was late to school.

• After running errands; I cooked dinner.

• I require the following groceries; cabbages, potatoes, and carrots.