Writers
Quotes
Definitions
Spot the technique
Pot luck!
100
Who wrote 'Yellow'?
Jackie Kay
100
"He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning."
Dulce est Decorum Est
100
What is repetition?
A word or phrase said several times for effect
100
Bent double, like men under sacks
Simile
100
Which poem is about an old lady dying?
Death in Leamington
200
Who wrote 'The House'?
Matthew Sweeney
200
"You feel adequate to the demands of this position?"
You Will Be Hearing From Us Shortly
200
What is alliteration?
The repetition of a constanant sound at the beginning of words
200
Oh! Chintzy, Chintzy cheeriness
Alliteration
200
What is Onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like the noises they make, eg, BANG!
300
Who wrote 'Dulce et Decorum Est'?
Wilfred Owen
300
"Neighbours never entered as often as in other houses"
The House
300
What is a metaphor?
Compring 2 things, saying one IS the other.
300
The whole day was a blur, a swarm of eyes
Metaphor
300
Which poem contains the line "The ship was burned"?
From War Music
400
Who wrote 'From War Music'?
Christopher Logue
400
"Next to her the table is devine"
Lucozade
400
What is a stanza?
The devision or unit of a poem.
400
The darkening Garden watches.
Personification
400
Which poet is famous for writing poems about war?
Wilfred Owen
500
Who wrote 'The Darkling Thrush'?
Thomas Hardy
500
"He would hold my hand and take me by the river"
Brendon Gallacher
500
What is tone
The mood of a poem
500
I'm scared my mum is going to die
Emotive language
500
What does Merle Collins say happened "Here, on the streets of London"?
Where the scattering began
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