Study Guide for Poetry Exam: 10 th Grade Literature

1. Study Guide for Poetry Exam: 10th Grade Literature Mrs. Carwile & Mr. Catton August, 2010 Fall Semester

2. Some terms will have definitions only: • What is “voice” in poetry?

3. Voice: “The emotional coloring” readers get from the speaker of the poem.

4. Some questions will ask you to identify your knowledge of the definition to an example: • What literary term is present in the line, “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore!”

5. This is an example of simile: comparing two things using the words like or as: • “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie” is comparing the moon to a pizza pie (it’s similar roundness or shape).

6. Definition • When a writer gives human qualities to inanimate objects….

7. Answer • Personification

8. Definition • A poem that has an emotional or song-like quality…

9. Answer • Lyric Poetry or Lyric Poem

10. Application • “The wolves went out again to wander the darkened paths, • With little light, they whistled at the moon. • Then the howling came.” • What literary term is present in this poem?

11. Answer • Alliteration: • “The wolves went out again to wander the darkened paths, • With little light, they whistled at the moon. • Then the howling came.” • Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

12. Application • Write a quatrain of free verse poetry on the topic of school.

13. Answer • School to me is the richest place • I have ever been. • So many minds working together • To figure out the world.

14. Additionally • You will be asked to annotate a poem you have never seen before. • Annotations: close readings of text. In an annotation, you must • Underline, circle, and/or highlight key words and/or phrases that are repeated or meaningful • Underline, circle and/or highlight literary terms evident in the text • Ask questions or make comments about possible meanings of text