Famous Authors
Who is best known for being a recluse, whose work was not published until after her death?
Emily Dickinson
Name a famous story Edgar Allan Poe wrote
A Tell-Tale Heart
What type of Figurative Language?
"She is as busy as a bee"
Simile
What type of poem admits you did something wrong and beg for forgiveness?
Apology Poem
What is one line in a poem called?
A verse
Who is known as the "Master of Macabre?"
Edgar Allan Poe
Who was the narrator in a "A Tell-Tale Heart"
a man who did not like an old man's eye
The overall feeling a reader gets when reading a story/poem
Mood
What type of poem has a "stem"
Acrostic
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
Metapohor
Which modern-day horror author is often compared to Edgar Allan Poe?
Stephen King
In Langston Hughes' poem "Dreams", he compares life without dreams to what?
a broken-winged bird that cannot fly
Words that start with the same sound and are used repeatedly
Alliteration
What type of poem has no rules and is written about life and experiences?
Life Poetry
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Which famous poet recited one of his famous poems at John F. Kennedy's Presidential Inauguration?
Robert Frost
What is the overall theme in "Hope is the thing with Feathers?"
Never give up. Hope can help you get through tough times.
The use of the 5 senses to create a picture or image in the readers mind
Imagery
Which type of poem has 5 lines?
Cinquain
What is a "paragraph" in a poem called?
Stanza
Which poet is most famous for using jazz rhythm and dialect in his work?
Langston Hughes
What was something Robert Frost and his wife, Ellinor, have in common?
they were both Valedictorians of their graduating class.
An extreme exaggeration.
"This book weighs a ton!"
Hyperbole
Define Poetry
The expression of feelings and ideas in a specific writing style
What is the term for when authors use specific words, descriptions, and imagery to create a mood for the reader?
Tone