Types
This style of poetry tells a story.
What is a narrative poem OR a ballad?
wrote "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
"of the forest’s ferny floor"
What is alliteration?
What is "Annabel Lee"?
the opposite of prose
What is poetry?
This style of poetry is free of rhyme and other standard rules.
What is free verse?
A.A. Milne's character who had the "sneezles"
Hint: Winnie-the-Pooh
Who is Christopher Robin?
"and this maiden she lived with no other thought"
Hint: What an exaggeration!
What is a hyberbole?
"Nevermore!"
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What is "The Raven"?
AABB and ABCBBB are examples of this...
What is rhyme scheme?
poems that have a musical quality to them
What is lyric poetry?
the Lewis Carroll creature with "jaws that bite" and "claws that catch"
Who is the Jabberwocky?
"perched upon a bust of Pallas" AND "Night’s Plutonian shore"
Hint: referencing Greek goddess Athena and the Underworld
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What is an allusion?
a Traveller keeps his promise
What is "The Listeners"?
when a poet uses an object or idea to represent something else
Hint: Think about how Poe used the raven to represent death or grief.
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What is symbolism?
the song "American Pie"
What is an elegy?
the "rare and radiant maiden" in "The Raven"
Who is Lenore?
"once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary"
Hint:Look for repetition!
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What is alliteration OR assonance?
the poem by Shel Silverstein about the shenanigans of a mischievous coo-coo
What is "Skin Stealer"?
What does the acronym "SLAM" stand for?
What is "Structure, Language, Affect, & Meaning"?
Poems that express sorrow for the dead.
What is an elegy?
known as the father of poetry
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
"take thy beak from out my heart"
What is a metaphor?
A father cautions his son to avoid this fearsome creature that attacks with its teeth and its claws.
What is a jabberwocky?
purpose of repetition in poetry
What is "to emphasize a feeling or idea or create rhythm?