QUARTER 2

• Who is the author of "On His Blindness"?

  John Milton
• What is the main theme of "On His Blindness"?

  Frustrations over his blindness
• What is a sonnet?

  A poem with 14 lines
• What are the two types of sonnets?

  1. Petrarchan Sonnets: abbaabba cdecde
  2. Shakespearean Sonnets: abab cdcd efef gg
• What is a quatrain?

  A stanza of four lines
• What is a couplet?

  Two lines in a verse
• What is a volta in poetry?

  A shift in the argument
• What does prose refer to?

  No strict structure to follow
• What are adverbs?

  Words that describe verbs and adjectives
• What are adverbs of degree?

  They indicate how much something occurs
• What are adverbs of manner?

  They describe how an action is done
• What is a common ending for adverbs of manner?

  “-ly”
• What are adverbs of frequency?

  They indicate how often an action happens
• Who wrote "Love is Not All"?

  Edna St. Vincent Millay
• What is Edna St. Vincent Millay known for?

  Progressive political stances
• What does "intimate" refer to in communication?

  Facial expressions and gestures
• What are verbal strategies in communication?

  1. Pitch: Highness or lowness of voice
  2. Intonation: Rise and fall of pitch
  3. Volume: Loudness of speech
• What is pitch in vocal delivery?

  Highness or lowness of voice
• How does intonation change in questions?

  Voice rises for yes/no questions
• What is the appropriate volume for emotional truth?

  Project from your diaphragm
• What are nonverbal strategies in communication?

  1. Facial expression: Convey emotions subtly
  2. Gestures: Purposeful and relatable movements
• Who wrote "My Last Duchess"?

  Robert Browning
• What is a dramatic monologue?

  Spoken piece by a single speaker
• What are the conditions of a Browning dramatic monologue?

  1. Silent listener present
  2. Argumentative tone used
  3. Scene completed through inference
• What is enjambment in poetry?

  Continuation of a sentence across lines
• What are communicative styles for casual speaking?

  1. Shortened statements
  2. Dropping articles
  3. Using idioms and slang
  4. Using nicknames or endearments
• What is an adverbial infinitive?

  To + base form of a verb
• What do adverbial clauses provide?

  Additional context and description
• What is the structure of a dramatic monologue?

  Clear beginning, middle, and end
• Who wrote "The Death of the Hired Man"?

  Robert Frost
• What is blank verse?

  No rhyming lines with meter
• What is iambic pentameter?

  Contains unstressed and stressed syllables
• What are literary devices visible in poetry?

  1. Imagery: Descriptive language
  2. Allusion: References to familiar concepts
• What are the features of consultative communication?

  1. Some casualness present
  2. Clarity is essential
  3. Spontaneous and unplanned
• What are conditionals in grammar?

  Express things that may happen
• What are the types of conditionals?

  1. First Conditional: Possible condition and result
  2. Second Conditional: Hypothetical past condition
  3. Zero Conditional: General truths
  4. Third Conditional: Hypothetical past situations
• What is the first conditional structure?

  If clause in simple present tense
• What is the second conditional structure?

  If clause in simple past tense
• What is the zero conditional structure?

  Both clauses in simple present tense
• What is the third conditional structure?

  Past perfect in the if clause