Famous Female Poets
Move over, Chat GPT -- this poet is known for her use of em dashes in poems like "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
Who is Emily Dickinson?
This Union County singer's debut album "Badlands" reached no 2 on Billboard's 100 in 2015
Who is Halsey?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
Her collection of vingettes follow teenager Esperanza through her neighborhood
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
She was a pioneer in aviation, and the first woman to fly around the world
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This ancient Greek poet's fragments are known for their depections of love between women
Who is Sappho?
She won Grammy awards for her albums 19, 21, and 25
Who is Adele?
Spelling out sounds like bang or pop!
What is onomatopoeia?
This Iranian-born author and cartoonist found success with her graphic novel Persepolis
Who is Marjane Satrapi?
She was the first American woman in space
Who is Sally Ride?
This poet wrote about the struggles of Black women in America with poems like "Still I Rise"
Who is Maya Angelou?
Her hit single "Royals" was inspired by a photo of a Kansas City Royals player
Who is Lorde?
The rhythm of a poem counted using stressed and unstressed syllables
What is meter?
This author is concerned about the hate society gives
Who is Angie Thomas?
She's credited with writing the first science fiction story with Frankenstein
Who is Mary Shelley?
Perhaps better known for her novel The Handmaid's Tale, this poet has published over 20 books of poetry
Who is Margaret Atwood?
After winning 2 Grammy's with Destiny's Child, she went on to win 33 Grammy's in her solo career
Who is Beyonce?
The repetition of starting consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
This revolutionary writer encouraged her husband to "remember the ladies"
Who is Abigail Adams?
She was the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Best known for her poem "Wild Geese" which begins "You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
Who is Mary Oliver?
This late singer was known as the "Queen of Tejano Music"
Who is Selena?
The first letter of each line spells out a new word or phrase
What is acrostic?
Her use of vernacular gave her dialogue a new sense of realism in Their Eyes Were Watching God
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
She is credited with creating the first computer
Who is Ada Lovelace?