Poetry
What is a stanza?
A group of lines within a poem
True or false: Emily Dickinson was famous her entire life.
False. She became famous for her poetry after her death.
True or false: Whitman uses lots of rhymes within his poems.
False. Whitman writes in free verse.
Who is the Vice President of the United States?
Mike Pence
Explain Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
He offers his friends water from the Fountain of Youth and watches them succumb to folly as they regain their youthfulness.
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhyming words within a poem
Dickinson often wrote in "Ballad Meter". What tune can we always use to sing a ballad meter song?
The theme song to Gilligan's Island is sung in Ballad Meter.
What is "Free Verse"?
Unrhymed poetry.
Name the 3 nephews of Donald Duck.
Huey, Dewey, and Louie
Who wrote The Minister's Black Veil?
Nathanial Hawthorne.
How many lines does a sonnet have?
14 lines
In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" who does stop their carriage for Dickinson?
Death
In "I Hear America Singing" what does the singing represent?
Working together to create a society.
At what temperature does water boil?
212 degrees
What did the Black Veil turn out to be a symbol for?
Secret sins
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
Name one of the topics that Dickinson focuses on as a poet.
Love. Death. Seclusion. (Answers may vary)
What is alliteration?
The repetition of the same sound at the start of multiple words (Sally sells seashells by the seashore)
What country is Hogwarts located in?
England
Who wrote The Raven?
Edgar Allan Poe
Who is Ms. Tierney's favorite poet?
Edna St. Vincent Millay
What length are most of Dickinson's poems?
Very short.
What is parallel structure in poetry?
Lines that repeat a single phrase again and again
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the only word the Raven ever says?
"Nevermore"