English Review: August 10th

YEAR 10.3 POETRY REVIEW - WEEK THREE

1. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS.

Allegory
Connotation
Enjambment
Idiom
Imagery
Paradox
Theme
Tone
Satire
Rhyme

2. MATCH THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS TO THEIR APPLICABLE TERMS.

(a) Unclear, able to be understood in more than one way.

(b) An expression. Idea or practice that is copied from others and used without much thought as to what it really means; an expression or action that has become meaningless through overuse.

(c) The dictionary meaning of a word.

(d) A contrast or discrepancy between what is said and what is meant or between what happens and what is expected to happen in life and in literature.

(e) A humorous imitation, usually exaggerated; a take off.

(f) A harsh or bitter form of derision; a harsher form of irony.

(g) The recurrence of accent or stress in lines of verse.

(h) A figure of speech involving extreme exaggeration to make a point.

(i) A written statement, often before the poem begins, which adds contextual detail.

(j) The means by which writers present and reveal character. Although techniques of characterization are complex, writers typically reveal characters through their speech, dress, manner, and actions.

3. IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE USE OF THREE POETIC TECHNIQUES IN TU FU’S JADE FLOWER PALACE.

4. IN WHAT CONTEXT WAS BIG YELLOW TAXI WRITTEN? HOW IS IT STILL RELEVANT FOR US TODAY?

5. IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE USE OF THREE POETIC TECHNIQUES IN JONI MITCHELL’S BIG YELLOW TAXI.