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Made famous by Shakespeare, this is a 14 line rhyming poem traditionally about love.
What is a Sonnet?
This English poet was the inventor of nearly 2,000 popular words and phrases.
Who was Shakespeare?
A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used
What is a Simile?
Wrote two of the most famous adventure stories ever. There is debate about whether or not they were a real person, or a collection of people.
Who was Homer?
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Shakespeare
A type of poetry that has inspired many musicians. These poems are accompanied by music and are about the writers emotions.
What is a Lyric Poem?
This Greek poet was a Bard, someone who traveled place to place telling stories.
Who is Homer?
A literary device in which the author speaks of or describes an animal, object, or idea, as if it were a person.
What is personification?
This poet gained fame during the Harlem Renaissance, an African-American cultural movement based in New York City during the 1920's. Their work not only gave a sense of community to the movement, but they also inspired other famous works (like A Raisin in the Sun).
Who was Langston Hughes?
Aphrodite, subtle of soul and deathless,
Daughter of God, weaver of wiles
Sappho
Usually written for a funeral, this type of poetry is used to mourn death and loss.
What is an Elegy?
This Greek poet was from the island of Lesbos. They were part of an all female cult dedicated to the Goddess Aphrodite.
Who was Sappho?
An exaggeration or overstatement.
What is hyperbole?
This Greek poet was know as "The Tenth Muse" for their talent at writing Lyric Poetry.
Who was Sappho?
If I should die,
And you should live,
And time should gurgle on,
And morn should beam,
And noon should burn,
As it has usual done;
Emily Dickinson
A three lined poem. The first and third lines must have 5 syllables, while the middle line has must have 7.
What is a Haiku?
This poet wrote one of the first famous English pieces of literature. This famous poem contains 120 different stories, each of which becoming more extreme than the last.
Who is Chaucer?
An expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements.
What is an idiom?
One of the most famous poets of all time, this poet is mostly known for writing plays and has greatly influenced Rap music.
Who was Shakespeare?
Of these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus,
tell us in our time, lift the great song again.
Homer
This five line poem is written with a specific rhyme scheme and is meant to be funny.
What is a Limerick?
This poet was one of the first famous American poets, and wrote mainly in Free Verse. He was a large supporter of President Lincoln, and published an anthology of his poems titled Leaves of Grass.
Who was Walt Whitman?
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase.
What is alliteration?
This poet revolutionized the Free Verse poetry genre. It's ironic that most of their work wasn't published until after their death considering that it was a major theme in their writing.
Who was Emily Dickinson?
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
Walt Whitman