90s and 2000s Trivia
Poetry
Sonnets
POV
Vocabulary
100
What is this?
A Pager.
Used to alert someone so they would find a phone and call the number that paged them.
100
Poems use many tools to convey meaning about their topic. Figurative language is one of the many tools used. Types of figurative language include similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, and....?
Answers will vary.
Alliteration, Hyperbole, Idiom, Personification
100
A poem with 14 lines, made of 10 syllables each, and a set rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG is called a...?
Sonnet
100
How many types of POV are there?
List them.
1st Person, 2nd Person,
3rd Person Limited, Omniscient, and Objective
100
The person who is telling the story is called a...?
(Not to be confused with dialogue.)
Narrator
200
Justin Timberlake was part of what 90s boy band?
NSYNC
Their fans were always fighting with fans of The Backstreet Boys.
200
This word means "a set of lines in a poem". It acts like a paragraph in a story, only in a poem.
Stanza
200
How many lines/verses are in a sonnet?
14
200
What does "shift" mean when a question asks "How does the point of view shift in the story?"
Shift means to change from one pov to another.
200
This word refers to the format the author has chosen for the narration. It shows us who is speaking.
Point of View
300
What is this called?
A Gameboy.
The first handheld game system by Nintendo. It only played games in black and white. (Eventually they came out with the Gameboy Color! Whoo!)
300
This word means "a single line in a poem."
Verse
300
How many syllables are there in every line of a sonnet?
10
300
Which POV is used in the following excerpt?
"You enter the dungeon. In front of you, to the left, is a door. To the right is a bubbling cauldron. Which do you approach first?"
2nd Person
300
What is the meaning of "Influence" from the following statement:
"Explain the influence of too much screen time on student behavior? I would need to write a whole essay to explain the bad effects!"
an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.
400
Before we had GPS (GoogleMaps, etc) on our phones, what did we use to find our way?
(hint: we still got it from the internet)
MapQuest!
You had to print the directions out and hope there wasn't any accidents or weird traffic on your route.
400
What is the name of a stanza with 4 verses/lines?
A Quatrain
400
A sonnet contains 4 quatrains and ends in 1...?
couplet
400
Which POV is used in the following excerpt?
"Princess Peach races around the corner. Yoshi throws a banana. Mario spins out of control."
3rd Person Objective
400
Alliteration can be identified by the repeating of what sounds?
Examples:
Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Pickled Peppers
Said I'm So Sick of Love Songs, So Sad and Slow.
consonant
500
Before Netflix, we had to rent movies in person. They came on DVD discs or VHS tapes, and we got them from what store?
Blockbuster Video
It was like the library, but for movies and games.
500
Rhyme scheme and rhythm help create a poem’s...?
Meter
500
Sonnets follow a set rhyme scheme.
What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
500
Which POV is used in the following excerpt?
"The man in the blue coat did a fancy jig. “If only there was music,” he thought to himself."
3rd Person Limited
500
What does "omniscient" mean?
Hint: 3rd person omniscient narrators know every character's thoughts and feelings.
All knowing/knows everything