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English 11 Benchmark Review. Mrs. Knighten-Miller 2013. Walt Whitman Poetry. Uses “free verse” poetry free verse noun noun: free verse poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. Example and Non-Example. Example: “I look blindly/you are there/singing - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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English 11 Benchmark ReviewMrs. Knighten-Miller 2013
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Walt Whitman Poetry
•Uses “free verse” poetry•free verse•noun•noun: free verse•poetry that does not rhyme or have a
regular meter.
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Example and Non-Example
•Example: “I look blindly/you are there/singing
•Non-Example: “I look/you are a cook/you spook
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Cadence in Whitman Poetry
•Cadence (kdns)n. pl.ca·denc·es 1. Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.
•2. The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.
•3. a. A falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence.
•b. General inflection or modulation of the voice.
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Cadence in Whitman
•Usually Whitman uses long, sweeping sounds
•By doing this he is showing his connection to everything
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Whitman’s Beliefs
•Philosophically: everything is connected•Politically: people throughout time come
together by their experiences
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Important Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
•ar·che·type•noun•noun: archetype; plural noun:
archetypes•1. •a very typical example of a certain person
or thing.•Superman is an archetype of a superhero
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Important Vocabulary
•Subgenre of free-verse: imagery, long lines, thoughts and feelings.
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Grammar Review #1
•Pronoun Agreement here▫Interactive Exercises here
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Short Stories
•Types:▫Folklore:
▫ the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth.
▫ synonyms:
▫ mythology, lore, oral history, tradition, folk tradition;
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Short Stories
•Types:▫Melodramatic drama▫A drama, such as a play, film, or television
program, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts.
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Short Stories
•Types:▫An elegy▫A poem or song composed especially as a
lament for a deceased person
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Short Stories
•Types:▫A personal narrative▫When someone shares their personal
experiences with someone else
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Important vocabulary
•Types of “tone”▫Impatient=in a hurry for something to
happen▫Remorseful=feeling sorry for doing
something▫Reflective=looking back on something
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Commonly Confused Words
•Laying vs. Lying:▫To lie means “to rest,” “to assume or be
situated in a horizontal position,” and to lay means “to put or place.”
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Latin Roots to Know
•“consecrare”=to be made sacred•“insurgens”=to rise up•“domus”=house
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Grammar Review #2
•Subject/Verb Agreement here▫Interactive Exercises here