Journey
What is the name of this poem?
Journey, the North Coast
What is the name of the composer mentioned in the poem?
Frederic Chopin
Identify two figurative techniques present in the following line
"The train's shadow, like a bird's,
flees on the blue and silver paddocks"
Simile, personification
How many people are on the roll?
23
What is my first name?
Melissa
What is a clipper?
A large ship
What were the five themes we identified as a class?
Destruction of nature, hopelessness, hellscape, consequence, consumerism
Name the 5 types of imagery
visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory
Name one person who was in this class last year but not this year?
Teacher judgement
When is my birthday?
7th November
How many months has the persona being waiting to leave the city?
Which three animals are named in this poem?
Waterbird, turtle, oyster
Name the three main types of allusion
Literary, historical, biblical
What does Jacob want on his bracelet?
JacobLundz (or jlundz)
What high school did I go to?
Colyton
What is crockery and what is meant by the phrase 'bright crockery days'?
Crockery is table and kitchenware. The phrase is referring to the persona's fond memories at home in a domestic setting
What is the allusion to Greek Mythology in this poem?
Charon, the demon with the long barge pole
Define tone and mood
Tone - the poet's attitude towards the subject of the poem
Mood - the atmosphere created for the reader
What did i buy from Leighton's work that I was very unhappy with and complained about a lot
Iced Long Black (no ice and took too long. Not happy)
What year am I assistant Year advisor for?
Salmon, navy, purple
What is the shortest sentence in the poem?
Shuttering shadows.
Fill in the blanks
Cars stacked like________
Name three techniques to do with the repetition of sounds
Alliteration, sibilance, assonance
Last lesson I gave 3 reasons why I was putting bees on your bracelets. Name at least 2 of those reasons.
My last name starts with B (it's B time not free time), my first name means bee and you guys are busy bees
Yesterday I said I wanted something as a gift from all of you. What was it?
Uncut Diamonds