3rd Nine Weeks Exam Study Guide
Test Date: Tuesday, March 8
I. Fill in the blank with the poetry term that best completes each definition.
1. An expression that suggests unexpected similarities between unrelated things is a
_______________________.
2. A comparison of two unlike things using words such as like, as, than, or resembles is a
_____________________.
3. A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself but also stands for something beyond
itself is a _________________.
4. When we speak of a non-human thing as if it had human qualities, we are using
_____________________.
5. A metaphor in which a comparison is developed in a number of ways over several lines of
writing or an entire work is a(n) ________________________.
6. A metaphor is different from a _________________ in that it does not use comparison words.
7. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is called ____________________.
8. The repetition of vowel sounds within a line is called ____________________.
9. The ________________________ is the pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
10. _____________________ have 14 lines.
11. A 17 syllable poem consisting of three lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables is a (n) _________________.
12. A humorous five-line poem with a rhyme scheme of AABBA is a(n) ________________.
13. Two successive lines with a rhyme patter of AA is a(n) _________________.
14. A near rhyme in which the ending consonant sounds are the same but the vowel sounds are
different is _______________________.
II. Match each poetic device with the line that exemplifies it.
15. simile _____
16. metaphor _____
17. personification ______
18. alliteration ______
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Silky sounds that sing to the soul.”
“Life is just one big experiment.”
“The wind whispered through the leaves.”
“Freedom is like a butterfly.”
III. Fill in the blank with the drama term that best completes each definition.
19. The basic dramatic principals are __________________, __________________, _________________,
and _______________________.
20. The turning point and moment of greatest emotional intensity is called the ___________________.
21. __________________ is the contrast between expectation and reality.
22. A situation is which the audience knows something that the characters on stage do not know is
called __________________________________.
23. ___________________________________ is when the behavior of characters on stage remind us of
ourselves or people we know.
IV. Nonfiction
24. The difference between nonfiction and fiction is that _________________ is made-up and
________________ is based on fact.
25. Which type of letter is intended for publication in newspapers and magazines?
a. Letters to the school
b. letters to the editor
c. letters from camp
d. letters to your friends
26. _________________ writing is written with facts but without emotion.
27. When the writer deliberately reveals his or her own opinion, the writing is _________________.
28. ____________________ often give the reader a more objective view of the subject than
______________________.
V. The Diary of Anne Frank
1. Anne is able to go on living after her death because her father gives her a _____________.
29. An actress would raise her eyebrows in _____________ to portray when Anne first realizes what
going into hiding really means.
30. Anne can never go __________________ because it isn’t safe for her go out into the office.
31. What does Mr. Frank mean when he tells Anne, “There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks
that anyone can put on your mind.”?
32. Mr. frank will give her the best education.
33. She must call a locksmith before thinking.
34. She can’t think for herself.
35. Her knowledge and imagination are powerful.
36. The phrase “I tell you, this is going to be a fine life for you!” is an example of
______________________ (when the audience knows something that the character does not).
VI. Read “Learning to Read” by Frances Harper, and answer the questions that follow.
“Learning to Read”
VERY soon the Yankee teachers
Came down and set up school;
But, oh! how the Rebs did hate it,It was agin' their rule.
Our masters always tried to hide
Book learning from our eyes;
Knowledge didn't agree with slavery'Twould make us all too wise.
But some of us would try to steal
A little from the book,
And put the words together,
And learn by hook or crook.
I remember Uncle Caldwell,
Who took pot-liquor fat
And greased the pages of his book,
And hid it in his hat.
And had his master ever seen
The leaves up on his head,
He'd have thought them greasy
papers,
But nothing to be read.
And there was Mr. Turner's Ben,
Who heard the children spell,
And picked the words right up by
heart,
And learned to read 'em well.
Well, the Northern folks kept sending
The Yankee teachers down;
And they stood right up and helped
us,
Though Rebs did sneer and frown.
And, I longed to read my Bible,
For precious words it said;
But when I begun to learn it,
Folks just shook their heads,
And said there is no use trying,
Oh! Chloe, you're too late;
But as I was rising sixty,
I had no time to wait.
So I got a pair of glasses,
And straight to work I went,
And never stopped till I could read
The hymns and Testament.
Then I got a little cabinA place to call my ownAnd I felt as independent
As the queen upon her throne.
37. When people ___________ , their faces show looks of contempt.
38. ____________ are songs that praise something.
39. _______________ is the speaker of the poem.
40. Masters did not want enslaved African Americans to learn to read because it would give
________________ o the enslaved people.
41. ___________________ and _____________ react to the rule that enslaved people must not learn to
read by finding creative ways to learn.
42. When Chloe begins to learn to read, the attitude of others around her is ____________________.
VII. Essay. Respond to the following question in 4-7 complete sentences. Be sure to include a topic
sentence and specific details from the text.
43. In the poem “Learning to Read”, what does freedom allow Chloe that most people take for
granted? Include at least THREE details from the poem to support your answer.