Literary Devices and Vocabulary

What is blank verse?

• Verse w/out rhyme; uses iambic pentameter.

• Verse with rhyme; uses trochaic tetrameter.

• Verse with rhyme; uses dactylic hexameter.

• Verse w/out rhyme; uses anapestic trimeter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A struggle btwn. 2 sides or forces. (chac. vs self)

• Conflict

• counterfeit

• invocation

• intercession

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A warning of a future event.

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

• mood

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The feeling/atmosphere created in a text.

• foreshadowing

• blank verse

• Mood

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An exaggeration that emphasizes an idea/feeling.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• dramatic irony

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An imitation or fake.

• counterfeit

• lamentable

• intercession

• procure

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of cunning?

• Skillful use of deceit/evasion.

• Honest and straightforward behavior.

• Lack of intelligence.

• Generous and kind nature.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

intercession means...

• intervening on behalf of another.

• "yellow" or sickly

• Having the most power

• requesting help from a higher power.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

invocation means...

• skillful use of deceit/evasion

• intervening on behalf of another

• to gain something through effort

• requesting help from a higher power

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does 'lamentable' mean?

• regrettable or unfortunate

• "yellow" or sickly

• loathsome

• mysterious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4