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What might a 'road' symbolize in literature?
Life choices, journeys, paths, or decisions.
What does a 'garden' often symbolize?
Order, control, cultivation, or paradise.
What does a 'meadow' often symbolize?
Freedom, wildness, nature, or untamed beauty.
What might 'sun' symbolize?
Warmth, life, energy, or clarity.
What might 'sea' symbolize?
The unknown, vastness, depth, or mystery.
What are the key features of a sonnet?
14 lines, specific rhyme scheme (e.g., Shakespearean or Petrarchan), often about love or beauty.
What are the key features of free verse?
No set rhyme scheme or meter, relies on rhythm and natural speech patterns.
What are the key features of a haiku?
Three lines, typically with a 5-7-5 syllable structure, often about nature.
What are the key features of a villanelle?
19 lines, five tercets and a quatrain, with two rhymes repeated throughout.
What are the key features of a limerick?
A five-line poem with a AABBA rhyme scheme, often humorous.
What is the definition of 'closed form' in poetry?
Poetry that follows predictable patterns of rhyme, meter, and form.
What is the definition of 'open form' in poetry?
Poetry that lacks a consistent pattern and is more free-flowing.
Define 'imagery' as a literary technique.
Language that appeals to the five senses, creating a mental picture for the reader.
What is 'hyperbole' in literature?
Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, not meant to be taken literally.
Define 'understatement' as a literary device.
Representing something as less significant than it is; the opposite of hyperbole.
What is 'personification'?
Giving human qualities to non-human things (objects, animals, ideas).
Define 'allusion' in literature.
A reference to a well-known person, event, place, or literary work.
What is a 'metaphor'?
A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
Define 'extended metaphor'.
A metaphor that is developed over several lines or throughout an entire poem, building on the initial comparison.
What is 'free verse'?
Poetry that does not adhere to strict rules and can vary widely in length, rhythm, and rhyme.