Famous Poets
Famous Poetry
Poetry Techniques
Poetry Structure
Types of Poetry
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This poet wrote Still I Rise.
Maya Angelou
100
Which poem begins, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
Sonnet 18
100
What is a simile?
Comparing something using like or as.
100
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
100
What is free verse?
This type of poem does not have to follow a rhyme scheme or set structure.
200
Who wrote sonnet 18?
William Shakespeare
200
Which famous limerick talks about an old man with a beard?
There Was An Old Man With A Beard by Edward Lear.
200
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using "like" or "as".
200
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
200
What is a limerick?
A poem with five lines and an AABBA rhyme scheme.
300
Who popularised the limerick?
Edward Lear
300
What poem studied in class celebrates confidence and overcoming challenges.
Still I rise.
300
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to animals or objects.
300
What is a quatrain?
A four line stanza.
300
What is a sonnet?
A poem contains 14 lines and is often about love.
400
This Australian poet wrote The Man from Snowy River.
Banjo Paterson
400
Which one of these famous poems is not real? A) "O Captain! My Captain!" B) "Still I Rise" C) "The Song of the Wandering Heart" D) "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
C) "The Song of the Wandering Heart".
400
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate sounds, such as "buzz" or "bang".
400
What is rhyme?
Words that end with the same sound.
400
What is an ode?
A type of poem that is written to praise or celebrate a person, place, thing, or idea.
500
Who was one of the most famous writers of odes?
John Keats
500
This poem begins, "Once upon a midnight dreary..."?
The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe.
500
What is alliteration?
Repeating the same beginning sound in nearby words.
500
What is a Turn (Volta)
A sudden shift in thought, tone, or emotion within the poem.
500
"There once was a teacher from Perth..." is likely the beginning of this type of poem.
A Limerick