Unit 7 Answer Key
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Academic Vocabulary
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A. Responses will vary. Possible answers are
provided.
1. length
2. “O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light”
3. contain lines that work together to convey an
idea
4. “hot as an oven”
5. rhyme
6. “I dug into the mountain of steaming, buttery
mashed potatoes”
7. message
8. cry
B. The expression “imagination’s window” and
the comparison of the moon to a sailboat are
examples of figurative language. Sound devices
include the repeated s sound in “slow, silent
sailboat” and the repeated m and s sounds in
“mysterious,””marvelous.” and “makes.”
Additional Academic Vocabulary
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A. Responses will vary. Possible answers are
provided.
1. narrator
2. they do not rhyme and do not have a pattern of
rhythm
3. a weak (unstressed) syllable followed by a
strong (stressed) syllable, five times in a row
(iambic pentameter)
4. Sample: “ten tiny tadpoles
5. Sample: “the suddenly muddy road”
6. Sample: “the pale face behind the gate”
7. Sample: “swallowed the sinking boat”
B. Alliteration appears in the repeated g sound at
the beginning of “gaudy,” “gold,” “glittered,”
and “ground.” Personification appears in the
description of the coins as “begging to be
picked up.”
Note Taking
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Key Terms
form
lines
stanzas
traditional
organic
Students’ outlines will vary. Sample responses are
shown.
I.A.1. Follows fixed rules
I.B.1. sonnet
I.B.2. ode
I.B4. limerick
I.B5. ballad
I.B6. epic
II.A.2.unconventional spelling, punctuation,
grammar
II.B.1.free verse
II.B.2.concrete poetry
Note Taking
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Key Terms
rhythm
scanning
assonance
alliteration
Examples
meter: a regular pattern of rhythm
rhyme scheme: a regular pattern of rhyme
repetition: a sound, word, phrase, or line that is
repeated for emphasis
alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginnings of words
consonance: repetition of consonant sounds within
and at the ends of words
Rhyme Scheme: abab
There Will Come Soft Rains /
Meeting at Night / The Sound
of Night
Text Analysis
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Responses will vary. Possible answers are provided.
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Unit 7 Answer Key
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