Poetic Techniques
This poetic technique repeats the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words
What is alliteration?
The president of Ireland
Who is Michael D. Higgins?
This is the date that Halloween occurs on every year.
What is October 31st?
This was an emperor who was assassinated in Ancient Rome. He also created a new calendar.
Who is Julius Caesar?
The name of the author who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Who is Roald Dahl?
A comparison using the words "like" or "as," such as "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
What is a simile?
This is the longest river in Ireland
What is the Shannon?
This was used to make Jack-O-Lanterns before pumpkins.
What are turnips?
This was a method to bring water into cities in Ancient Rome
What is an aqueduct?
In grammar, this part of speech describes a noun, often giving more detail about it.
What is an adjective?
This technique gives human qualities to non-human things, as in "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
An Irish symbol associated with St Patrick
What is the Shamrock?
The original festival that was celebrated before Halloween.
What is Samhain?
This ancient form of Irish writing, often seen on stones and monuments, dates back to the 5th century and is known for its distinctive knotwork designs.
What is ogham?
In poetry, this is the name for a group of lines arranged together, similar to a paragraph in prose?
what is a stanza?
This technique uses words that imitate the sound they describe, like "sizzle" or "bang."
What is onomatopoeia?
What is the Blarney Stone?
The name of a place where famous witch trials occurred in America.
What is Salem?
This is the name given to a time in Ireland when many people died because of potato blight
What is the Famine?
The term for the time and place in which a story occurs, often including details about the environment and atmosphere?
What is setting?
A comparison that says one thing is another, such as "Time is a thief," but it does not use "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
This prehistoric monument in County Meath is older than both Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza
What is Newgrange?
In Mexican culture, this holiday, celebrated around the same time as Halloween, honours deceased loved ones with offerings and altars
What is the day of the dead?
This is when people use tree rings to date how old the tree is. It can also tell us about the weather during different years.
What is dendrochronology?
In literature, this is the term for the main character’s opponent or enemy in a story, often referred to as the "villain".
What is an antagonist?