Harlem Renaissance Test

Guile

N. An insidious, or deceitful act

Myriad

N. a countless or extremely great number

Keen

Adj. having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm

Nigh

Adv. almost or at or to a short distance away

Jingle

Noun. A short slogan, verse, or tune designed to be easily remembered, especially as used in advertising

Syncopated

Adj. A disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm

Croon

V. Hum or sing soft low voice or tone

Pallor

N. Paleness, or pallidness, esp. Of the face

Rickety

Adj. Poorly made and likely to collapse

Cabaret

N. Entertainment held in a Nightclub

Swarthy

Adj. Dark skinned

Inglorious

Adj. Causing shame or loss of honor

Accursed

Adj. damnable; liable to or deserving condemnation

Caprice

Noun. a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action

Catechism

Noun. A series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts

Dialect

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

Jazz Poetry

Poetry that demonstrates jazz like rhythm or the feel of improvisation

New Negro Movement

Another name for the Harlem Renaissance

White Flight

Sudden or gradual large-scale migration of white people from areas more racially or ethnoculturally diverse

Rondeau

Form of French poetry with 15 lines written written of two rhymes

Great Migration

The movement of millions of black people into the North United States

English/Shakespearean Sonnet

Sonnet made up of three quatrains and one couplet

Petrarchan/Italian Sonnet

Sonnet made up of one octave and one sextet

Volta

A turning point in the story

Enjambment

A thought on one line that carries into the next line

Allusion

An indirect reference to a story or work outside of the poem

Refrain

A group of words repeated throughout a song or poem