What is the title of this poem reading from this excerpt: "Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice."
What is Fire and Ice
100
Who wrote the poem "Bilingual/Bilingue"
Who is Rhina P. Espaillat
100
A comparison between two things usually using words as "like" or "than"
What is Simile
100
An attempt to represent a thing or action by a word that imitates the "sound" it's associated with.
What is Onomatopoeia
200
The literal, definition meaning of a word.
What is Denotation
200
I turn free verse poems into sentences with correct grammar and punctuation.
What is Prose
200
Who wrote: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
Hint: Sonnet 18
Who is Shakespear
200
Exaggeration used to emphasize a point.
What is Hyperbole/Overstatement
200
How would you describe paraphrasing?
Using our own words to express our understanding of the poem/literal work and what it may be suggesting.
300
A metrical foot in a verse in which an accented syllable is followed by an accented one. Hint: It's a type of meter
What is Iamb
300
Where do these lines belong to:
" His friend ran a few lengths ahead like a wild rabbit across the grass, turned his head, looked back once, and his body was scattered across the field."
What is The Minefield
300
Born in the 1830's and lived much of her life in isolation.
(Hint: A route of Evanescence )
Who is Emily Dickinson
300
If an animal can speak, drive a car, and drink coffee in a poem or literal work it is known as _________.
What is Personification
300
Def: A rhyme of either one syllable words or polysyllabic words.
What is Internal Rime
400
I am a short poem that has an unexpected ending, usually known as a "malicious gibe"
What is Epigram
400
What is the value of form in poetry?
What is expression/originality
400
Best known for his poem "The road not taken"
Who is Robert Frost
400
A ____ reminds us of another word of similar or identical sound but different denotation.
What is Pun
400
Usually written with 14 lines, rhymes and 10 syllables per line. (Hint: Be specific!)
What is English Sonnet/ Shakespearean sonnet
500
What sound effect does this line have?
" Her goodly eyes like sapphires shining bright."
What is Assonance
500
Name the poem: Young boy dancing with drunk dad. Written as if the father was abusive.
What is My Papa Waltz
500
A writer and a poet known for his short stories involving mysteries, terror and darkness.
What is Edgar Ellen Poe
500
What figure of speech is present:
"My dreams slipped through my hands like sand"