Poetic Techniques
"She was as quiet as a mouse" is an example of what technique?
Simile
What is a haiku?
A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
What is the proper term for a paragraph in a poem?
A stanza
Who, in 1903, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
"He's a couch potato," is an example of what technique?
Metaphor
What is an acrostic poem?
Acrostic poetry spells out a secret meaning, often using the first letter of each new line.
This famous Australian poet is on the $10 note
Banjo Patterson
What is AABB?
A rhyme scheme
The shooting of whom, in 1914, started World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
"The trees danced wildly in the wind" is an example of what technique?
Personification
What is an ode?
A serious, reflective poem that explores a writer's feelings and praise on a particular subject.
This poet wrote "My Country"
Dorothea Mackellar
If we count the beats in a word or sentence, we are counting the...
Syllables
What is the human body’s largest organ?
Skin
"As they sat on the soft, sugary sand beach waiting for the sunset, the sinking sun shimmered on the water" is an example of what technique?
Alliteration
How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
14 lines
What poet has a Ku Ring Gai High School block named after them?
Tagore
"Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda..." What is the next line?
"Who'll come a-waltzing matilda with me?"
In Greek mythology, who was known as the messenger of the gods?
Hermes
"He woke up to the smell of burnt toast and greasy bacon, when all he wanted was coffee" is an example of what technique?
Olfactory imagery (smell)
What is free verse poetry?
An open form poetry not dictated by an established form or meter
Edgar Allen Poe wrote a famous gothic poem about what specific type of bird?
a raven
What is a theme?
Which bird can fly backward?
The hummingbird