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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).

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SOL End of Course Reading Quick Review

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  1. SOL End of Course ReadingQuick Review

  2. 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

  3. Define “couplet.” • two rhyming verses • How many verses are in a quatrain? • four verses(lines)

  4. My uncle was a rock during his divorce.Which poetic device is used? • Metaphor

  5. What is a “stanza?” • a group of verses in a poem • What is a “rhetorical question?” • a question that does not need an answer

  6. 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?

  7. What is an “anecdote?” • an amusing story, usually about real people • What is “sensory imagery?” • descriptive details that appeal to the five senses

  8. A --?-- is a repeated phrase or verse of poetry. • refrain • --?-- uses human qualities to describe something not human. • personification

  9. “And the face of the waters that spread away / Was as gray as the face of the dead.”Paul Laurence DunbarWhat poetic device is used in these verses? • personification

  10. "He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.”Raymond ChandlerWhat poetic device is used? • simile

  11. What is “blank verse.” • unrhymed iambic pentameter • What is “free verse.” • no rhyme, no meter

  12. Define “lyrical.” • personal, emotional poetry • What is “first person point of view?” • using “I”(narrator is main character)

  13. 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

  14. My computer hates me.Which poetic device is used? • personification

  15. “Works Cited” means --?-- • those sources actually used in a research paper • What is “plot?” • series of events in a story

  16. Define “Romanticism” in fiction. • giving an idealized or perfect portrayal of life • What is “Realism?” • giving a picture of daily, often harsh, life

  17. My best friend Eddie is such a “Robin Hood” fellow.Which literary device is used? • Literary allusion

  18. Takita is such a couch potato.Which poetic device is used? • metaphor

  19. The Heavy Weight class of wrestlers look like a group of Hercules.What device is used? • mythological allusion

  20. My friend Susie has the courage of Rosa Park.What device is used? • historical allusion

  21. An --?-- is a comment muttered under the breath in a play. • aside

  22. What is plagiarism? • Using someone’s exact words or ideas without giving credit • A tragedy is a play that ends with --?-- • death

  23. What is “conflict?” • a struggle between opposing forces • How many kinds of conflict are there? • 5

  24. Who is the “antagonist?” • the character who is in conflict with the protagonist • “Prologue” means --?-- • introduction

  25. “It was a half-baked idea.”What poetic device is used? • metaphor

  26. The sky was full of dancing stars.Which poetic device is used? • personification

  27. “Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep."
Carl Sandburg • simile

  28. You may want to go to this website for 2008 VA SOL Test on Reading:http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Assessment/Release2008/VA_Spr08Released_EOCReading.pdf

  29. 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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