Poetry
Which is an example of a line in poetry?
1: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" - Shakespeare.
2: "I went swimming in the pool,/ But it was too cool."
1: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" - Shakespeare.
What is an example of imagery?
1: The sun, a blazing ball of fire.
2: Indigo is my cat.
1: The sun, a blazing ball of fire.
Is a speaker an archetype?
Yes it is!
What are the names of all my cats?
Indigo, Rocky, and Big Booty
Which is an example of a rhyme scheme following ABAB
1: I love my cat. His ears look like a bat. He is so smart. He likes to make art.
2: I love my cat. He is so smart. His ears look like a bat. He likes to make art.
2: I love my cat. He is so smart. His ears look like a bat. He likes to make art.
What is an example of a sound device AND label what devices are being used in both sentences.
1: Peter Piper picked a pepper.
2: My cat is as bright as the sun.
1: Peter Piper picked a pepper = assonance (correct)
2: My cat is as bright as the sun = simile (wrong)
What is the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet?
The death of the two lovers.
What do I call my dad?
Papio
Which is an example of a haiku?
1: The ocean is wide/and my green heart close, caught in/the wonder of time.
2: I am warm honey/ I am sweet cream and cherries/ lick me like candy.
Both 1 and 2
What two literary devices are being used in this sentence?
Chris's backpack was packed with books.
Repetition and Consonance
Who is a tragic hero in Harry Potter?
Severus Snape.
What position do I play in volleyball?
Libero
What is iambic pentameter?
A type of style in poetry where each line has 10 syllables with an alternating unstressed and stressed rhythm.
What is the opposite of a litotes?
Hyperbole
When is scanning helpful?
1: Looking for a specific word on a page.
2: Looking for your dog at home.
1: Looking for a specific word on a page.
What club do I play for?
Carolina One
What is a free verse poem?
A poem that doesn't require: fixed meter, rhyme scheme, or regular rhyme. It allows a poet to use their own structure and rules.
What are all the types of figurative language used in writing?
Hyperbole, personification, alliteration, metaphor, idiom, allusion, simile, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, symbolism, assonance, and imagery.
What form of poetry is this AND is it organic or traditional?
The fog comes on little cat feet.
It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Free verse, it is organic.
What team am I on?
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