Sylvia Plath
When was she born?
1932
What are literary devices?
Techniques that writers use to enhance their writing.
lines of poetry are arranged into groups called...
stanzas
Comparing two objects using like or as
simile
How is called he message or lesson of a poem
Theme
How old was she when she died?
30 years
Named 4 literary devices
metaphor
hyberbole
simile
idiom
personification
onomatopeia
alliteration
imagery
poetry doesn't have to rhyme. - true or false
true
using extreme exaggeration
hyberbole
A group of lines in a poem
stanzas
When did Sylvia Plath died?
1963
Why are they used?
They enhance writing, strengthen the narrative and engage readers, helping them to connect to the characters' themes.
----- is the pattern of rhyme in a poem
imagery-rhyme scheme-symbolism- metaphor
rhyme scheme
Giving human personalities to a an object or animal
personification
Named 3 styles of poetry
haiku
free verse
ballad
acrostic ... etc
How did she died?
She put her head in an oven
The big blue bird flew across the bridge
what is it?
Alliteration
A 14 line poem
sonnet
The repetition of a beginning consonant sound in words that are close together
Alliteration
Poetry that certain letters, usually the first in each line form a word or message when read in a sequence.
sonnet
What was something she struggled with all his life?
Mental health
Give an example of onomatopoeia
(boom, crash etc) open question
This refers to the writers attitude toward the subject of the poem
tone
A figure of speech that does not literally mean what it says.
Idiom
A short rhyming poem with 14 lines.
sonnet