Vocabulary
Lines
Types of Poetry
Famous Poets
BONUS
100

What is the name of the type of writing people use to express themselves in a deep way called?

 Poetry

100

How many lines does a Bio poem have?

9

100

"Feeling a bit under the weather." is a type of language we can use to describe feeling sick or ill.  What type of language is this?

An Idiom

100

After being raped, and losing her voice for five years, how did Maya Angelou begin to use her voice? 

Writing Poetry 

100

Who taught the class how to write poetry?

Mrs. Pearson

200

What is the beat of poetry called?

Rhythm

200

In an acrostic poem, are the lines horizontal or vertical?

Vertical

200

What type of poetry is written to tell about a person's life?

Bio Poem

200

True or false, 11 year old, South African Poet Bothale Boikango won "South Africa's Got Talent" for writing a poem about "Chicken Nuggets" 

False

200

How does poetry allow you to take a stand for social justice and what's right?

Using the power of your voice to get an important message across to people

300

Words like car and jar have the same ending sound "ar" because they?

Rhyme

300

How many lines does a couplet poem have?

2

300

What type of poetry has a COUPLE of LINES and has a rhyming word as the last word of the line?

Example:

The big dog sat on the rug,

He was very sad, so I gave him a hug!

A Couplet Poem

300

Which lines did Malcolm London BORROW from Sam Cookes' song "A Change Is Gonna Come?

"A Change Is Gonna Come"

I was born by the river in a little tent

Oh, and just like the river I've been running ever since

 It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will

 

300

When poets perform on the stage, what do they use besides their voices?

Body movements/facial expressions

400

Stories have "paragraphs", but POEMS have?

Verses

400

How many lines does a Free Verse Poem have?

as many as you want

400

When poets recite their poetry, what must they use to capture the audience's attention?

Feelings/Expressions

400

Which Poet was inspired by his train ride to Mexico to see his father?

Langston Hughes

400

Which month do we celebrate National Poetry Month?

APRIL

500

Stories have "sentences", but poetry has?

LINES

500

How many lines does this poem have 3 or 4?

                       Me!

When I look in the mirror, 

Who do I see?

I see an intelligent kid, looking back at me!


500

Which type of poetry allows you to speak from your heart, use rhyme or not use rhyme, allows you to "Spit Verses"?

FREE VERSE

500

Is it true or false that Mrs. Pearson met famous poet Kwame Alexander?

TRUE

500

As Black and Brown poets we can do...

ANYTHING

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