DCPS Unit 2 Review #1

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What do people who don't know better think about the neighborhood?

Back

They think it's dangerous.

Front

What do the colors 'brown and pink and beige and purple, tan and blue and white' symbolize in the poem 'Human Family'?

Back

Different races.

Front

What is the MOOD of a poem?

Back

It is what you feel when you read the poem.

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What is the RHYME of a poem?

Back

It is an optional part of the poem that can give it rhythm.

Front

What literary device is used in the phrase 'The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes'?

Back

Simile.

Front

Define 'Simile'.

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

Define 'Metaphor'.

Back

A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another, implying a comparison.

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What is 'Personification'?

Back

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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What is 'Alliteration'?

Back

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Front

What does 'Mood' refer to in literature?

Back

The emotional atmosphere that a piece of writing creates for the reader.