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Academic Vocabulary

Sound DevicesDefinitions

What is alliteration? Give an example using at least four words.

Alliteration is the beginning consonants of words repeated.

Example: Allie asked the artist if ants are artistic.

What is repetition in a poem? Give an example.

Repetition is when words or phrases are repeated in more than one line throughout a poem.

Example:Because I do hope to beBecause I do hope to learnBecause I do hope to understand

What is rhyme? Give an example using at least three words that begin with four or more letters.

Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.

Example: sound, bound, mound

What is onomatopoeia? Give at least four examples.

Onomatopoeia is the sounds that words make.

Possible Examples: crash, shhhh, hush, kaboom

What is rhythm?

Rhythm is a pattern in poetry.

Which sound device is used in the following example:

It's sort of whack, whir, wheeze, whineSputter, splat, squirt, scrapeClink, clank, clunk, clatterCrash, bang, beep, buzzRing, rip, roar, retchTwang, toot, tinkle, thudPop, plop, plunk, powSnort, snuck, sniff, smackScreech, splash, squish, squeakJingle, rattle, squeal, boingHonk, hoot, hack, belch."

The sound device used is onomatopoeia.

Which sound device is used in the following example:

Dewdrops Dancing Down DaisiesBy Paul Mc Cann

Don't delay dawns disarming display . Dusk demands daylight . Dewdrops dwell delicatelydrawing dazzling delight .Dewdrops dilute daisies domain. Distinguished debutantes . Diamonds defray delivereddaylights distilled daisy dance .

The example demonstrates alliteration.

Which sound device does the following example demonstrate?

Humpty DumptyHumpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;All the King's horses and all the King's menCouldn't put Humpty together again

The example demonstrated is repetition.

Which sound device does the following example demonstrate?

One night Katie didtake a trip to the beach.She took her umbrella,two books and a peach.

Then up from the groundcame a green goopy hand,and it yanked Katiedown a hole in the sand!

She coughed and she sputtered,sand went up her nose.It clogged up her ears,and it stuck 'tween her toes.

The example demonstrates rhyme.

Which sound device does the following example demonstrate? Hint: It is not onomatopoeia.

Chug a chuga chug a chuga

The example demonstrated rhythm.

What is the meaning of the vocabulary word, paraphrase?

summarize

What is the meaning of the vocabulary word, highlight?

To draw attention to

What is the meaning of the vocabulary word,

emphasize?

To give evidence of

What is the meaning of the vocabulary word, restate?

to put into own words by saying

again

What is the meaning of the vocabulary word, passage?

section of text

What would be the best paraphrase of the poem excerpt below?

My Teacher I once had a teacher named Mr. Lee And he tried to give me a C, So I wrote this song Because I wasn’t wrong.

A. My teacher gave me a C because I did not write a good song.B.Mr. Lee, the teacher, gave the boy a C, so the boy wrote a poem.C.A song was written to Mr. Lee because of a grade of C.D.The student normally gets good grades, but Mr. Lee gave him a C on his song.

B: Mr. Lee, the teacher, gave the boy a C, so the boy wrote a poem.

What would be the best paraphrase of the poem excerpt below?

Do not stand at my grave and weep,I am not there, I do not sleep.

A.Visit me in my grave now that I have passed.

B.I do not want you to cry.

C.I have not died so there is not a need to visit my gravesite.

D.A ghost I have become, so there is no need to cry at my gravesite.

D: A ghost I have become, so there is no

need to cry at my gravesite.

What is another word for paraphrasing?

Summarizing

What are the four important strategies one must use for

paraphrasing?

1. Read2. Find the Main Idea (Reread if necessary)3. Find the Details that Support the Main Idea4. Write the Main Idea and Supporting Details in Your Own Words (in other words summarize)

What would be the best paraphrase of the poem excerpt below?

A Valentine Is Nothing LikeA Valentine is nothing likeA chocolate or a rose.For in a week these shall be gone,But Valentines remain.

A. A Valentine will remain forever unlike candy or a flower.B. There is no need to give chocolate or roses to someone you love on Valentine’s Day.C. Chocolates and roses do not last.D. A Valentine deserves more than a rose or chocolate because they do not last very long.

A: A Valentine will remain forever unlike candy or a

flower.

To which sense does the following example appeal?

That morning there was alfalfa on his pillow and cow manure embedded in his tennis shoes and the cuffs of his coveralls that lay by the bed. Those were sweet reminders of him.

smell

To which sense does the following example appeal?

He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm.

touch

To which sense does the following example appeal?

The F-16 swooped down like an eagle after its prey.

seeing

To which sense does the following example appeal?

The eery silence was shattered by her scream.

hearing

What is imagery?

Imagery is vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or

more of the senses.

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What are the strategies that should be used when paraphrasing?

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