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ENGLISH 9: Thursday, March 6th

 
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ENGLISH 9: Thursday, March 6th
by Shannon Tong - Thursday, 6 March 2014, 10:04 AM
 

Homework: Study for Your Test

You must be able to define and explain all of the following terms that have been studied through out the unit:

  • Figurative Language
    • hyperbole
    • imagery
    • metaphor
    • oxymoron
    • personification
    • simile
    • pun
  • auditory devices
    • alliteration
    • assonance
    • onamotopoeia
    • rhyme
    • refrain
  • other poetic terms
    • stanza
    • couplet
    • quatrain
    • blank verse
    • free verse

Also review how to write a persuasive paragraph and how to integrate quotations.

Structure of the Test:

  • Part I: matching (terms and their definitions) 10 marks
  • Part II: fill in the blank (identify poetic devices used in different lines of poetry) 10 marks
  • Part III: multiple choice (read a poem and answer questions) 8 marks
  • Part IV: paragraph response (based on the poem) 12 marks