Literary Devices (1)
Literary Devices (2)
Poets
Types of Poetry
Random
100
Life is like a box of chocolates.
What is this an example of?
Simile
100
Zap. Boom. Pow.
What are these examples of?
Onomatopoeia
100
Who is the rapper who uses text message-like writing in "Forever and Today?"
Tupac
100
What kind of poem starts every line with "I __?"
I am poems
100
True or False:
Dr. Seuss is the author of "Cat in the Hat's" real name.
False
200
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is this an example of?
Alliteration
200
There's a wocket in my pocket.
What is this an example of?
Rhyme
200
Who is the poet whose name is in the word, "poetry?"
Edgar Allen Poe
200
What kind of poetry is this an example of?
Blackout Poetry
200
Who is Marshall Bruce Mathers III?
Eminem
300
The crickets sang a happy tune.
What is this an example of?
Personification
300
Don't you forget about me!
Don't, don't, don't, don't!
What is this an example of?
Repetition
300
What notorious rapper uses a lot of repetition?
Notorious B. I. G.
300
What kind of poem uses the letters of a word to start each line?
Acrostic poems
300
What city is Chance the Rapper from?
Chicago
400
Her hair is gold string.
What is this an example of?
Metaphor
400
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!
What is this an example of?
Hyperbole
400
Which poet was the first African-American to make a living off his writing?
Langston Hughes
400
What kind of poetry includes almost anything said out loud?
Spoken Word
400
True or False:
Tupac was from the West Coast and Biggie was from the East Coast.
True
500
Wicked wizard.
What is this an example of?
Consonance
500
It's storming and someone says, "What nice weather we're having?"
What is this an example of?
Irony.
500
Which poets included pictures with their poetry?
Rupi Kaur and Shel Silverstein
500
What kind of poetry uses lines from other poems to question them?
Conceptual poetry
500
What is a Poet Laureate?
The chosen, "best" poet from a state.