Poetry
His poem "The Rose that Grew from Concrete" is a popular example of his early talent
Who is Tupac Shakur?
Where the insult "Blech-Blonde bad built butch body" was hurled (city or building)
What is Washington, DC? What is Congress?
Vitamin which can be found in oily fish and sunlight and is essential for healthy bones
What is D?
The universal speed limit (from Einstein) which is violated in every Star Trek show
What is the speed of light?
Musical instrument of the guitar family popular in bluegrass music
What is a banjo?
The characteristic that poet most admires about the rose
What is its resiliency?
The insult is an example of this poetic device
What is alliteration?
Eating cheese and drinking milk are rich in this mineral which is good for teeth and bones
What is calcium?
Scientific law that says what goes up must come down
What is law of gravity?
An obnoxious kid or a sausage
What is a brat?
It's like a metaphor but uses "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
One of main reasons to add the device ( using same starting letters in a line) to poem
What is create a rhythm?
Fruit people are advised to eat when they get muscle cramps (THEY'RE high in potassium)
What are bananas?
Scientific theory which argues that species' survival depends on adaptation
What is theory of evolution?
Profession signified by a striped pole in front
What is a barber?
What the poet warns the reader will happen to a dream deferred in "Harlem"
What is it will explode?
A comparison between two unlike things that doesn't use like or as
What is a metaphor?
A person who neither eats meat nor consumes animal derived foods such as cheese and jello
What is a vegan?
Scientist whose theories led to the atom bomb
Who is Einstein?
A grain that is an ingredient in beer
What is barley?
Bird that is a symbol of peace and used in romantic poetry
What is a dove?
Author of "Harlem".
Who is Langston Hughes?
Term for animals that eat plants and other animals
What is omnivore?
Wheelchair-bound Scientist who inherited Isaac Newton's title at Oxford (but was also delighted to appear in an early season of the Simpsons)
Who is Stephen Hawking?
A soft French cap
What is a beret?