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61 Cards in this Set
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When and where was Robert Frost born?
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Robert frost was born in San Francisco in 1874.
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When did he publish his first poem?
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He published his first poem in 1894.
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What did his work largely focus on?
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His work focused largely on the people and landscape of rural New England, but it still dealt with many universal themes and ideas.
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How many Pultizer prizes did he win?
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Pulitzer Prizes
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When did he(robert frost) die?
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He died in 1963.
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What is William Blake primarily known for?
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y appreciated during his lifetime, is now recognized for its brilliance. He is known primarily for championing spirituality and the freedom of imagination over materialistic pursuits.
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What is "imagery"?
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language that creates a mental picture by appealing to the senses, that makes readers see, hear, smell, taste, or feel things in their imagination; for example, "the coal-black night," "the stinging cold," "the rapping and tapping of rain on the roof"
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What is figurative language?
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figurative language
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What is a metaphor?
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a figure of speech that suggests or states a comparison between two unlike things, without using such words as like or as; for example, "The cat´s eyes were emeralds shining in the night."
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What is a symbol?
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something that stands for something else in literature; for example, a dove may be a symbol for peace
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What is a rhyming couplet?
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two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
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What is theme?
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the main message that an author wants to communicate to a reader
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allusion:
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a reference to a familiar literary or historical person or event, used to make an idea more easily understood
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figurative language:
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language thatu ses figures of speech such as metaphor, simile, and personaification for poetic effect rather than for precise, factual meaning; for example, "Her eyes are like stars" is figurative language, in contrast to the literal use of "stars in "The stars are shining tonight".
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image:
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a picture evoked from the words in a piece of writing
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imagery:
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language that crates a mental picture by appealing to the senses, that makes readers see, hear, smell, taste, or feel things in their imagination; for example, "The coal-black night," "the stinging cold," "the rapping and tapping of rain on the roof"
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metaphor:
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a figure of speech that suggests or states a comparison between two unlike wthings, without using such words as like or as; for example, "The cat's eyes were emeralds shining in the night."
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mood:
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the emotions of feelings that are conveyed in a literary work
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speaker:
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the imaginary person who speaks the words of a poem, not the poet
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symbol:
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something that stands for something else in literature; for example, a dove may be a symbol for peace
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theme:
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the main message that the an author wants to communicate to a reader
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What are Robert Frost and William Blake?
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Robert Frost and William Blake are two famous poets.
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What did Robert Frost work as?
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He worked as a teacher, a cobbler, and an editor before publishing his first poem in 1894.
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Where did he live from 1912 to 1915?
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England
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What did Robert Frost do while he was in England?
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He met several famous poets, including T.S. Eliot and Rupert Brooke.
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When Robert Frost returned to the United States, where did he live and what did he begin to do?
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When he returned to the United States, Robert Frost lived in New England and began to publish the poems that made him famous.
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By the 1930s, what was Robert Frost?
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He was America's most celebrated poet.
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On top of the four Pulitzer prizes he won, what else did he do?
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he lectured extensively at universities all over the world
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What was his Robert Frost's life span?
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1874-1963
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Where and when was William Blake born?
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William Blake was born in London, England, in 1757.
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In what type of family did William Blake grow up in?
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He grew up in a relatively well-to-do family
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What did William Blake's parents parents encourage?
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his artistic tendencies
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At what age did William Blake start his apprenticeship?
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at age 14
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How many years was his apprenticeship?
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7
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What was he an apprentice to?
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an engraver
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In his later life, Blake's illustrated his volumes of poetry with his own what?
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engravings
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When and what was his first volume published?
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1783, Poetical Sketches
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What are William Blake's two most famous books of poetry?
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Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience
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When did Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience appear?
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789 and 1794
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Was William Blake's writing greatly appreciated in his time?
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No.
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Is William Blake's writing greatly appreciated now?
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Yes; it is now recognized for its brilliance.
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When did William Blake die, and where was he buried?
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William Blake died in 1827 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Bunhill Fields, England.
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What does imagery appeal to?
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Imagery appeals to the senses and allows readers to see, hear, smell, taste, or feel things in their imagination.
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One way to figure out the meaning of the new words is to use _______ _____.
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context clues
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What are context clues?
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Context clues are words in the same sentence as the unfamiliar word and other sentences that surround that word.
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What do these sentences, the ones in which context clues are in, provide?
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These sentences provide clues to help you understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word.
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Context clues might
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explain
summarize provide an example |
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beheld
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past tense/past participle of behold; to observe; to look at; see
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deceitful
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given to deceiving; intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent
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hue
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form of appearance; color; a graduation or variety of color; tint; the propriety of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum
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wiles
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wiles, artful or beguiling behavior; a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device, deceitful, cunning, trickery
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A Poison Tree
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A posion tree is, on one level, fairly simple. The speaker in the poem explains how his anger with a goe grows as he continues to nurse it, whereas his anger with a friend is eased because he tells the friend about the problem and they work it out. Although this is not a complicated concept, the poet uses figurative language to convey the feelings and ideas in the poem. Examine "A Poison Tree" closely be completing this activity and answering questions in the Student Guide.
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a poison tree
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Like William Blake's "A Poison Tree," Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" includes a depiction of nature. However, Frost does not use the natural world to represent a human emotion or situation. Instead, Frost's poem comments on the fleeting essence of natural beauty. The poem does so through its use of descriptions, imagery, and allusions. Examine Frost's poem further by completing this activity. Then answer the questions in the Student Guide.
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major theme of nothing gold can stay
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the momentary quality that characterizes natural beauty.
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allusion
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a reference to a familiar literary or historical person or event, used to make an idea more easily understood
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synonyms
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are words that mean the same
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antonyms
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Antonyms are words whose meanings are opposite or nearly opposite.
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ecstasy
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rapturous delight
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strife
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vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
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Prefixes
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are parts of words that come before the root word. A prefix can change the meaning of a root word.
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suffixes
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come after the root word
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