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SOL End of Course Reading Quick Review
SOL End of Course
Reading
Quick Review
Define “rhyme scheme.”
pattern in which final lines of poetry sound alike
What is the rhyme scheme of an English sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Define “couplet.”
two rhyming verses
How many verses are in a quatrain?
four verses(lines)
My uncle was a rock during his divorce.
Which poetic device is used?
Metaphor
What is a “stanza?”
a group of verses in a poem
What is a “rhetorical question?”
a question that does not need an answer
Which question is rhetorical?
Have you found the outlet?Have you lost your mind?Have you filled in the application?Have you forgotten my name?
Have you lost your mind?
What is an “anecdote?”
an amusing story, usually about real people
What is “sensory imagery?”
descriptive details that appeal to the five senses
A --?-- is a repeated phrase or verse of poetry.
refrain
--?-- uses human qualities to describe something not human.
personification
“And the face of the waters that spread away / Was as
gray as the face of the dead.”Paul Laurence Dunbar
What poetic device is used in these verses?
personification
"He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.” Raymond Chandler
What poetic device is used?
simile
What is “blank verse.”
unrhymed iambic pentameter
What is “free verse.”
no rhyme, no meter
Define “lyrical.”
personal, emotional poetry
What is “first person point of view?”
using “I”(narrator is main character)
What is a “symbol?”
something physical that suggests an idea or value
What are some symbols of the United States?
flag, Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam
My computer hates me.
Which poetic device is used?
personification
“Works Cited” means --?--
those sources actually used in a research paper
What is “plot?”
series of events in a story
Define “Romanticism” in fiction.
giving an idealized or perfect portrayal of life
What is “Realism?”
giving a picture of daily, often harsh, life
My best friend Eddie is such a “Robin Hood” fellow.
Which literary device is used?
Literary allusion
Takita is such a couch potato.
Which poetic device is used?
metaphor
The Heavy Weight class of wrestlers look like a group of
Hercules.
What device is used?
mythological allusion
My friend Susie has the courage of Rosa Park.
What device is used?
historical allusion
An --?-- is a comment muttered under the breath in a
play.
aside
What is plagiarism?
Using someone’s exact words or ideas without giving credit
A tragedy is a play that ends with --?--
death
What is “conflict?”
a struggle between opposing forces
How many kinds of conflict are there?
5
Who is the “antagonist?”
the character who is in conflict with the protagonist
“Prologue” means --?--
introduction
“It was a half-baked idea.”
What poetic device is used?
metaphor
The sky was full of dancing stars.
Which poetic device is used?
personification
“Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and
sometimes you weep."Carl Sandburg
simile
You may want to go to this website for 2008 VA SOL Test
on Reading:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Assessment/Release200
8/VA_Spr08Released_EOCRea
ding.pdf
Best of luck on the End of Course Reading Test.
Remember to have a positive attitude and to use process of
elimination.
YOU CAN DO THIS!!
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