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Poetry Test
Poetry Test
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Language - English
8th Grade
05/01/2011

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Term
Narrative Poem
Definition
tells a story; ballad or epic in style
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Ballad Poem
Definition
a song like poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure or romance
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Epic Poem
Definition
a long narrative poem that tells a story of the deeds of gods or heroes, full of sentiment
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Stanza
Definition
a group of lines in a poem; considered a unit
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Refrain
Definition
a repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song
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Rhythm
Definition
pattern of beats or stresses in written or spoken language
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Meter
Definition
the regular pattern of accents that underline a metrical verse
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Foot
Definition
the basic unit of measurement of a verse: usually contains one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables
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Iambus
Definition
a metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
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Pentameter
Definition
a line consisting of five metrical feet
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Trochee
Definition
a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable
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Tetrameter
Definition
a line consisting of four metrical feet
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Lyric Poem
Definition
a highly musical verse that expresses the feeling of a person
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1st S in SOAPS
Definition
speaker
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O in SOAPS
Definition
occasion
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A in SOAPS
Definition
audience
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P in SOAPS
Definition
purpose
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2nd S in SOAPS
Definition
Subject
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1st T in TP-CASTT
Definition
title
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P in TP-CASTT
Definition
paraphrase
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C in TP-CASTT
Definition
connotation
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A in TP-CASTT
Definition
Attitude
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S in TP-CASTT
Definition
shifts
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2nd T in TP-CASTT
Definition
Title (again)
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3rd T in TP-CASTT
Definition
theme
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Speaker of The Road Not Taken
Definition
a person choosing a path in life
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Occasion of The Road Not Taken
Definition
recalling having having a difficult choice
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Audience of The Road Not Taken
Definition
others struggling with a challenging choice
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Purpose of The Road Not Taken
Definition
advise and guide
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Subject of The Road Not Taken
Definition
choice
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Tone of The Road Not Taken
Definition
imparactional and remaresten
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Speaker of I'm Nobody
Definition
a nobody
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Occasion of I'm Nobody
Definition
meeting another nobody
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Audience of I'm Nobody
Definition
other nobodies
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Purpose of I'm Nobody
Definition
encourage
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Subject of I'm Nobody
Definition
hide
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Tone of I'm Nobody
Definition
scornful
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Speaker of Dusting
Definition
a child who wants to be know
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Occasion of Dusting
Definition
writing own name and having his/her mom erase it
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Audience of Dusting
Definition
other people who want to be know
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Purpose of Dusting
Definition
inspire and encourage
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Subject of Dusting
Definition
notice
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Tone of Dusting
Definition
defiant and indignant
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1st Title of The Road Not Taken
Definition
a road someone (speaker) did not take
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Paraphrase of The Road Not Taken
Definition
the speaker made a choice that has made him a better person and he feels it was a good choice
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Connotation of The Road Not Taken
Definition
the two roads are a metaphor for two important potentially life-changing choices
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Attitude of The Road Not Taken
Definition
nostalgic, didactic
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Shifts of The Road Not Taken
Definition
Betw. stanzes 3-4 it shifts from the days the speaker made the choice to reflecting on the choice later
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2nd Title of The Road Not Taken
Definition
Deciding to make the hard choice that made him a better person instead of following the crowd.
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Theme of The Road Not Taken
Definition
This is a poem about being a leader instead of a follower
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1st Title of Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Definition
The speaker is too busy to die
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Paraphrase of Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Definition
Death takes the speaker for a ride in a carriage. They pass different times of her life from childhood to death.
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Connotation of Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Definition
The author personifies Death, Eternity and Immortally to make them less scary
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Attitude of Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Definition
peaceful, somber
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Shifts of Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Definition
Betw. stanzas 4 and 5 it shifts from the journey of death and eternity
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2nd Title of Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Definition
death comes when it wants- we can not control it.
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Theme of Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Definition
This a poem that death is natural thing in life that can not be stopped
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