SHS English 128: American Literature 2015 Study Guide for Quarter 1 Poetry definition Literary devices Poetry forms (Definition and example) Theme Accumulative Definition Acrostic Characteristics Ballad Tone Blank Verse Diction Cinquain Connotation Haiku Denotation Sonnet Speaker Quatrain Poem comprehension notes Couplet Poet study Poetry devices (Definition and Langston Hughes example) Chief Tecumseh Alliteration Poem analysis using TSIFTT Assonance Dreams Metaphor I, Too Onomatopoeia Sing Your Death Song Personification Conventions Simile Know the rules and how to apply Repetition them Rhythm Capitalization Rhyme Commas Eye rhyme Peer editing Feminine rhyme Guidelines Irony Proofreading marks Oxymoron Essay writing Paradox Thesis statement Hyperbole Topic outline Understatement Introduction paragraph structure Idiom Body paragraph structure Allusion Conclusion paragraph structure Context clues Vocabulary sets 1-5 (All 27 words) Definition Using Google Docs Signal words Procedure to create docs Synonyms Procedure to share docs Antonyms Tips & Suggestions: Practice applying your knowledge of these concepts. For example, can you write a sonnet using 6 facts about Chief Tecumseh’s life? Can you write a quatrain using 2 capitalization rules? Can you write an essay about “I, Too” using TSIFTT and 10 vocabulary words? Can you write an outline for “Dreams”? All questions will need to be answerd in complete and complex sentences. Your capitalization and comma application will also be reviewed in your writing. There are no multiple-choice questions.
SHS English 128: American Literature 2015 Study Guide for Quarter 1 Poetry definition Poetry forms (Definition and example) Accumulative Acrostic Ballad Blank Verse Cinquain Haiku Sonnet Quatrain Couplet Poetry devices (Definition and example) Alliteration Assonance Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification Simile Repetition Rhythm Rhyme Eye rhyme Feminine rhyme Irony Oxymoron Paradox Hyperbole Understatement Idiom Allusion Context clues Definition Signal words Synonyms Antonyms Literary devices Theme Definition Characteristics Tone Diction Connotation Denotation Speaker Poem comprehension notes Poet study Langston Hughes Chief Tecumseh Poem analysis using TSIFTT Dreams I, Too Sing Your Death Song Conventions Know the rules and how to apply them Capitalization Commas Peer editing Guidelines Proofreading marks Essay writing Thesis statement Topic outline Introduction paragraph structure Body paragraph structure Conclusion paragraph structure Vocabulary sets 1-5 (All 27 words) Using Google Docs Procedure to create docs Procedure to share docs Tips & Suggestions: Practice applying your knowledge of these concepts. For example, can you write a sonnet using 6 facts about Chief Tecumseh’s life? Can you write a quatrain using 2 capitalization rules? Can you write an essay about “I, Too” using TSIFTT and 10 vocabulary words? Can you write an outline for “Dreams”? All questions will need to be answerd in complete and complex sentences. Your capitalization and comma application will also be reviewed in your writing. There are no multiple-choice questions.