Techniques
Identify the technique:
The baby said "ZOOM" as the car whizzed past
Onomatopoeia
In Anh Do's 'The Happiest Refugee', who do the pirates threaten to throw overboard?
His little brother, Hoa
A unit (paragraph) in a poem is called
Stanza
What is the name of Josephine's boyfriend?
Jacob Coote
Which team won the 2021 NRL Premiership?
Penrith Panthers
Identify the technique:
The tattered old carpet was tied of being walked all over
Personification
Which NBA Player wrote an Autobiography called 'Mamba Mentality'
Kobe Bryant
Which poetic technique can be found in
"The drizzling, drippy drain ruined my day"
Alliteration
Name Josephine's three friends
Anna, Sera and Lee
Which city is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
Identify the technique:
Her blood was boiling
Hyperbole
What is the name of the antagonist in Harry Potter?
Voldemort
Identify 2 features of Slam Poetry
- Spoken word poetry
- Rhythmic
- Typically longer in length
- Competitive (sometimes)
Which area of Italy did Nonna Katia come from?
Sicily
Name 6 zodiac signs (star signs).
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.
The room was filled with deafening silence
oxymoron
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, what is Romeo's last name?
Montague
The poem 'Waltzing Matilda' was written by Australian Poet Banjo __________
Paterson
In which decade is 'Looking for Alibrandi' set in?
1990's
What is the name of the scale that measures earthquakes?
Richter Scale
Identify the technique:
We came;
We saw;
We conquered.
(not repetition)
Anaphora
Who is the author of the classic text 'The Great Gatsby'?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is another word for a collection of poems by the same author?
Anthology
Which character says
"You haven’t got any pressures in life. I’ve always had to be the best because it’s been expected of me."
John Barton
Usain Bolt holds the 100m sprit record. What is his time?
9.58