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NameDateUnit 7Academic VocabularyCOPY MASTERA. Listen as your teacher reads each vocabulary term. Read and discuss each definition.Then complete each sentence.Term Definition Complete the sentence.1. line arowofwrittenorprintedwords Oneline of a poem or songthat I know from memory is“ .”Copyright © McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin Company.2. stanza agroupoflinesinapoemthatfunctionlike a paragraph3. imagery language that helps the readerimagine sights, sounds, smells, andother sensory experiences4. figurativelanguage5. sounddeviceslanguage that uses words beyond theirliteral meaning, often comparing twovery different thingsExample: The sun smiled kindly on us.(The sun is compared to a kind person.)ways of using the sounds of words tocreate special effects, such as throughrhythm, rhyme, and repetition6. speaker the “voice” that the reader hears in apoemA stanza is like a paragraph in thatboth .An example of imagerydescribing a roller-coaster ride is“ .”You would be using figurativelanguage if you said, “On a calm day,the lake is .”One sound device in the words “Mycountry ‘tis of thee, sweet land ofliberty” is .The speaker in a poem is similar to theof a story.7. visualize to picture in one’s mind When I think of a tropical island, Ivisualize .8. synthesize to combine different things so as toform something new9. paraphrase to restate in one’s own words whatsomeone else said or wroteB. Answer each question on a separate sheet of paper.The different aromas that synthesizeto create the special smell of pizza are.This line from Shakespeare—“Men’sfaults do seldom to themselvesappear”— could be paraphrased as“ .”10. Point out sound devices and figurative language in “Row, row, row your boat / Gentlydown the stream. / Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, / Life is but a dream.”11. Paraphrase this quotation: “Necessity is the mother of invention.”Resource Manager Unit 7 9Grade 9

NameDateUnit 7Additional Academic VocabularyCOPY MASTERA. Listen as your teacher reads each vocabulary term. Read and discuss each definition.Then complete each sentence.Term Definition Complete the sentence.1. meter the pattern of strong and weaksyllables in the rhythm of a poemExample: In Irememberdaysofsummer, the meter consists of astrong beat followed by a weak beat.In the line Upon a rock there stoodagoat,the meter consists of.2. foot aunitofmeterthatconsistsofstressed (strong) and unstressed(weak) syllablesExample: Horses come gallopingconsists of two feet, each withone stressed and two unstressedsyllablesThe line Baskets full ofplums and peaches hasfeet. Eachfoot has .3. alliteration repetition of consonant sounds at thebeginnings of wordsExample: smooth, slippery stonesAn example of alliterationusing the consonant soundis.4. assonance repetition of vowel sounds inwords that don’t end with the sameconsonantExample: wild night ride5. simile acomparisonbetweentwounlikethings, using the word like or asExample: The clouds are like graywhales.6. metaphor acomparisonbetweentwounlikethings, not using the word like or asExample: The waves are glassmountains.An example of assonanceusing the vowel soundis.You would be using a simile ifyou said that someone’s handswere as.You would be using a metaphor ifyou said that a friendly smile is a.asCopyright © McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin Company.10 Unit 7 Resource ManagerGrade 9

NameDateLITERARY ANALYSIS WORKSHOP: PART 1Note TakingTHE LANGUAGE OF POETRYDirections: Take notes on page 668. Personalize your notes by adding your own images,examples, or highlighting.Key Terms1. Apoem’sstructureisknownasits2. All poems are made up of series of3. Many poems have lines that are grouped together inCOPY MASTERLITERARY ANALYSIS WORKSHOP4. The category of poetry that follows fixed rules is called5. The category of poetry that does not follow fixed rules is calledDirections: Outline the importantideasaboutpoetryformsonpage668.Thenpersonalizeyour notes by highlighting key words or adding your own details.Copyright © McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin Company.I. Traditional PoetryA. Characteristics1.2. has regular rhythm and rhyme patternsB. Forms of traditional poetry1. epic2.3.4.5.6.II. Organic PoetryA. Characteristics1.2. doesn’t have regular rhythm and often has no rhyme3.B. Forms of traditional poetry1.2.Resource Manager Unit 7 15Grade 9