Parts of Speech Definitions
People, places, things, ideas.
Nouns
Poetry without a specific rhyme scheme (or pattern).
Free verse
Who would be described as a Jingoist Poet during WW1
Jessie Pope
Who did Wilfred Owen write letters to?
His mother
There should be a comma in this location:
I hugged a monkey and it bit me.
I hugged a monkey, and it bit me.
Modify nouns.
Adjectives
A line without end punctuation but running over to the next line
Enjambment
Which WW1 poem did John McRae write?
"In Flanders Fields"
Which of these poets died first?
Wilfred Owen or Siegfried Sassoon
Wilfred Owen
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Ms Hayton I am afraid I didn't finish my War Poetry Essay.
Ms Hayton, I am afraid I didn't finish my War Poetry Essay.
Modify verbs, adjectives, adverbs.
Adverbs
Language used to to create a mental picture; appealing to all five senses.
Imagery.
The First World War (or the Great War) started in this year.
1914
What was the name of the magazine that Sassoon and Owen contributed to and edited during their hospital stay?
The Hydra
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Hey that's not fair.
Hey, that's not fair.
Take the place of nouns or groups of nouns.
Pronouns
An unacknowledged reference or quote that the poet/author assumes the audience will know.
Allusion
What was the main subject of Wilfred Owen's poetry?
The Pity of War
What was Sassoon's nickname?
'Mad Jack'
A comma belongs in these spots:
After they ship landed the aliens emerged and the tiny creatures swarmed over the hills and filled the valleys.
After they ship landed, the aliens emerged, and the tiny creatures swarmed over the hills and filled the valleys.
Connect words, phrases, or clauses.
Conjunctions
A sonnet with a sestet and an octave.
Petrarchan (or Italian)
"Dulce et Decorum Est" is set during this type of attack during this war.
A (mustard) gas attack during WWI?
What was significant about Owen's death?
Owen was killed in action on November 4, 1918 —almost exactly one week before the Armistice was signed on November 11.
A comma belongs in this spot:
The student said "I have no idea."
The student said, "I have no idea."