End of Course

Literary Review

My uncle was a rock during his divorce.

Which poetic device is used?

Metaphor

These are two unlike things being compared by calling one thing something else. It calls my uncle a rock. Is he really a rock?

Define “rhyme scheme.”

pattern in which final lines of poetry sound alike

pattern in which final lines of poetry sound alike

A group of verses in a poem is called….

a stanza

What is a couplet?

What is a quatrain?

Define “couplet.” two rhyming verses

How many verses are in a quatrain?

four verses(lines)

A --?-- is a repeated phrase or verse of poetry.

Refrain

Personification is…

using human qualities to describe something not human.

What is a symbol?

Symbol?

something physical that suggests an idea or value

What are some symbols of the United States?

flag, Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam

“And the face of the waters that spread away / Was as gray as the face of the dead.”Paul Laurence Dunbar

What poetic device is used in these verses?

Personification

Big exaggeration for effect is…

Hyperbole

a struggle between opposing forces is…

Conflict

"He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.” Raymond Chandler

What poetic device is used?

Simile

Notice the use of like or as to describe two unlike things

A literary device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.

A Flashback is…..

What is “first person point of view?”

using “I”(narrator is main character)

I am so tired I could sleep for 100 years.

This is an example of…

Hyperbole

My computer hates me.

Which poetic device is used?

Personification

What is PLOT?

A series of events in a story

What is the climax of a story?

The turning point or the most exciting part

What are the parts of a plot?

IntroductionRising ActionClimaxFalling ActionResolution

Jimmy is such a couch potato.

Which poetic device is used?

Metaphor

The Heavy Weight class of wrestlers look like a group of Hercules.

What device is used?

mythological allusion

it refers to a person, place, or even in mythology in order to give information or background about someone or something

My friend Susie has the courage of Rosa Park.

What device is used?

Historical allusion

it refers to a person, place, or even in history in order to give information or background about someone or something

This is an example of what kind of conflict…

My best friend’s boyfriend was cheating on her. I wanted to tell her, but I was afraid that she would resent me for it.

Internal Conflict

The following is an example of which kind of conflict?

Tom and Huck argued over whether or not they should turn in Jim.

External Conflict

Who is the “antagonist?”

the character who is in conflict with the protagonist….

Often considered the ‘bad guy”

Who is the good guy? The character with whom we sympathize?

protagonist

Tiny Tim Tip toes through the tulips

This is an example of….

Alliteration

Looking back I remember my 10th birthday. I opened my gift and it was the basketball I had hoped for. I immediately ran out and began to shoot hoops with my dad. This Is what got me hooked on the sport!

This is an example of…

Flashback

Best of luck on the End of Course Reading Test.

Remember to have a positive attitude and to use process of elimination.

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