Famous Lyrics
Which movie includes these famous lyrics...
"Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they know!"
Frozen!
This famous man was an American writer known for his cartoons, songs, and children's books.
One of his book titles includes The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
Below is an example of what literary device?
"The cup jumped up with the spoon"
Personification
What literary device is defined as “the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words?”
Alliteration
Which famous 90s early 00s Disney movie was based on a Chinese Poem?
Mulan
The following famous lyrics include an example of which literary device
"Oh, her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they're not shinin'
Her hair, her hair falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful and I tell her everyday"
....
"When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change"
Hyperbole
This famous man in history was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot.
His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide and have become hit movies like Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
Roald Dahl
The following is the example of what literary device?
“Mr. Johnson has been teaching at this school since the Stone Age” is an example of which literary device?
Hyperbole
What literary device is defined as “descriptive writing that helps create a picture in the reader’s mind and/or invokes one of the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, and small)?”
Imagery
Which famous author wrote children's books composed completely of rhymes?
Hint: one of this author's book was made into a movie Horton Hears a Who...
Dr. Seuss
The following famous lyrics are an example of what literary device? For full points also say the song Title and Artist
King of my city, king of my country, king of my homeland
King of the past, present, future, my ancestors watching
King of the culture, king of the soldiers, king of the bloodshed
1. Repetition
2. Black Panther
3. Kendrick Lamar
This famous poet was an American poet, singer, writer, and civil rights activist.
Her most famous published work was I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
The following is an example of which literary device?
“Her eyes were fireflies” is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor
What literary device is defined as “the comparison between two unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as?’”
Simile
In the movie Poetic Justice featuring Janet Jackson and Tupac - the main character Justice recited poems. These poems were in fact written by a famous female poet of color named...
Maya Angelou
Fill in the blanks to complete these famous Lyrics from a modern pop song. For full points include a literary device included in this song.
You just gotta ignite the _____
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
'Cause baby you're a _________
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the ________
1st blank: LIGHT
2nd blank: FIREWORK
3rd blank: SKY-Y-Y
Devices: Rhyme, Personification, Imagery, Onomatopoeia
This famous poet was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry....
His most famous poem was Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
The following is an example of which literary device?
“Nobody, oh nobody can make it out here alone” is an example of which literary device?
What literary device is defined as “when the speaker or writer express an idea with significantly less force than is expected or would be required to describe an idea?”
Understatement
Which 2007 movie was about a teacher who taught her students poetry and asked them to write their life experiences in diaries she provided them...
Hint: 2 Words Title
____________ ______________
Freedom Writers
With your team brainstorm popular song lyrics that include a poetry device? Teams must say both the lyrics and the poetic device used?
**Answers Will Vary**
This famous woman was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist. Her lyrics were groundbreaking
Her hit songs were "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Aretha Franklin
The following is an example of which literary device?
"You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said"
Imagery
What literary device is defined as “when the arrangement of words creates an audile pattern or beat when read aloud?”
Rhythm
In the Disney film Alice and Wonderland which character (or characters) recite poetry?
The Walrus and the Carpenter
The Mad Hatter
The Caterpillar