Rhyme of the dead self Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

English 4a CBE!apostrophe - correct answer a technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent. conceit - correct answer an extended witty, paradoxical, or startling metaphor; extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects conflict - correct answer the central struggle, problem or problems characters face in a literary work English Sonnet - correct answer a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a co...

How to Read Literature Like a Professor Chapters 1-26 Already Passed Quests Chapter 1: "Every trip is a quest (except when it is not)" A quest consists of 5 things: a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges on the way, & a real reason to be going there The real reason for a quest is always self-knowledge, self-fulfillment, self-discovery Ex: Huckleberry Finn, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien, Star Wars, Crying of Lot 49 Acts of Communion Chapter 2: "Nice to Eat W...

English 4a CBEapostrophe - correct answer a technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent. conceit - correct answer an extended witty, paradoxical, or startling metaphor; extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects conflict - correct answer the central struggle, problem or problems characters face in a literary work English Sonnet - correct answer a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a con...

6 satire/satirical - CORRECT ANSWER-a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision Assonance - CORRECT ANSWER-Repetition of vowel sounds Consonance - CORRECT ANSWER-Repetition of consonant sounds Sonnet rhyme scheme - CORRECT ANSWER-ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Italian Sonnet (Petrarchan) - CORRECT ANSWER-a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd Paradox - CORRECT ANSWER-A state...

Praxis 5038 (2023/2024) Already Graded A Prose Poetry a rhythmic, image-laden, figurative and narrative form Haiku 3-line, unrhyming poem Epic poetry lengthy, narrative featuring heroic deeds Double rhyme feminine rhyme involving one stressed and one unstressed syllable Slant rhyme similar but not identical sounds Feminine rhyme rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables Exact rhyme repetition of the same stressed vowel sound writing log records events o...

CLEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 100% Correct alliteration Repetition of a constanant sound - do or die; safe and sound. A common use for alliteration is emphasis. It occurs in everyday speech in such prhases as "tittle-tattle," "bag and baggage," "bed and board," "primrose path," and "through thick and thin" and in sayings like "look before you leap." allusion a reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work.a brief reference to a ...

MCK - Poetry Terms (2023/2024) Rated A metaphor a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as extended metaphor a comparison which extends over several lines or an entire poem implied metaphor a more subtle comparison; the terms being compared are not so specifically explained simile A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO UNLIKE THINGS USING LIKE OR AS personification A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes imagery descripti...

Here's a complete breakdown of the poem 'Rhyme of the Dead Self' by A R D Fairburne; from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2, Part 4). Includes, but is not limited to: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTION

NYSTCE English Language Arts (003) Test 100% Correct Epic poems a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, adventures Epistolary Poetry written and read as letters Ballads songlike poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure, romance, death and religion Elegies poems of loss that express both praise for the dead and an element of consolation Odes Poems that express strong emotions about life, evolved from songs Epigrams/ limericks Known for humor and wit Sonnet a poem of f...

CSET English Subtest 1 Questions and Answers 2023 Villanelle An intricate French poetic form with 19 lines divided into 5 3-lined stanzas (called tercets), and one final quatrain. It has only 2 rhyming sounds, so it is difficult to write one in English. Petrarchan sonnet Italian sonnet with the rhyme scheme of abba abba. It divides into 2 parts, the first part being an octet and the second being a sestet. Elizabethan or Shakespearean Sonnet Written in iambic pentameter and cons...