Sonnets
Where do Haikus come from?
What is Japan?
Figure of speech in which a word imitates the natural sound associated with it. These words are often used to create a more vivid or expressive description.
What is Onomatopoeia?
School is a garden where young minds bloom, each student a unique flower waiting to be nurtured and encouraged to grow.
What is a Metaphor?
The night was as dark as a witch's cauldron, bubbling with secrets and shadows.
What is a Simile?
"ABABCDCDEFEFGG"
What is English/Shakespearean sonnet?
Common theme surrounding Haikus?
What is Nature?
Involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is Hyperbole?
Studying for the SAT felt like climbing Mount Everest, with every practice test making me feel like I was battling the elements just to reach the summit!
What is a Hyperbole?
The graveyard was filled with a deafening silence, broken only by the occasional rustle of leaves under the pale moonlight.
What is a Oxymoron?
What is the term used to describe the "turn" in a sonnet that signifies a change in theme or argument?
A) Couplet
B) Volta
C) Quatrain
D) Sestet
What is B-Volta?
Haiku Or Typo-
Whispers in the night,
Jack-o'-lanterns flicker bright,
Shadows dance with fright.
What is Haiku?
Same consonant sound is repeated at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is Alliteration?
Her voice soared like Beyoncé’s, powerful enough to make the crowd feel as if they were at a sold-out arena concert.
What is Allusion?
The jack-o'-lanterns grinned mischievously as the autumn wind whispered secrets through the crisp, fallen leaves.
What is Personification?
In twilight's glow, the stars begin to dance,
As whispers of the night weave through the trees.
A gentle breeze carries dreams on its chance,
And moonlight glimmers like soft, silver seas.
The heart, a compass, seeks love's warm embrace,
In shadows deep, where tender secrets lie.
Each moment spent is a delicate trace,
A fleeting glance beneath the velvet sky.
Yet time, that thief, slips silently away,
And leaves us yearning for what once was ours.
With every dawn, we face a brand new day,
While memories bloom like ephemeral flowers.
In love’s sweet light, we find both joy and pain,
For even in loss, true beauty shall remain.
What is Petrarchan?
How many syllables does a Haiku have?
What is 17?
Two contradictory terms are combined to create a paradoxical effect
What is Oxymoron?
Drake's dynamic delivery and deep lyrics drew dedicated fans into his captivating world.
What is Alliteration?
The doorbell rang with a ding-dong, sending the dog barking as the trick-or-treaters shouted, “Candy!”
What is Onomatopoeia?
In a Shakespearean sonnet, what is the purpose of the final couplet?
A) To introduce a new theme unrelated to the quatrains
B) To summarize the ideas presented in the quatrains
C) To provide a resolution or twist to the theme explored
D) To change the rhyme scheme entirely
What is C-To provide a resolution or twist to the theme explored?
Create a Haiku on the spot. 40 Seconds
What is Haiku?
The meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Instead, it has a figurative meaning that is understood culturally or contextually.
What is an Idiom?
When it comes to performances, Beyoncé always knows how to steal the show and leave the competition in the dust.
What is Idiom?
When the ghost appeared on screen, I was scared stiff and couldn't even scream!
What is an Idiom?