POETRY
A two-line poem, usually with a specific beat and rhyme scheme is called...
a couplet
What was Shakespeare's theater called?
The Globe
"Crash" is an example of...
onomatopoeia
What is the literal subject of the poem?
walking through the woods
The phrase, "Oh heart, heart, heart" is an example of...
Repetition
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
rhythm
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
a. 127
b. 154
c. 93
"The cold wind howled" is an example of...
personification
An example of onomatopoeia in this poem...
a. yellow
b. sigh
c. grassy
sigh
Name three of Shakespeare's plays:
Romeo & Juliet
Henry VI
The Taming of the Shrew
Hamlet
Juliet Caesar
Othello
The order of lines in a poem are referred to as...
stanzas
When did Shakespeare use Iambic Pentameter in his plays?
Typically when a character was in high emotion (love or anger)
symbolism
What sound device is, "Though as for that, the passing there..."
alliteration
The positive or negative feeling that comes with a word is called...
a connotation
How many lines are in a..
couplet
tercet
quatrain
2
3
4
How many lines are in one of Shakespeare's sonnets?
What is the rhyme scheme?
14
abab
cdcd
efef
gg
Anger, sadness and joy are examples of...
Tone
What does the word "diverged" mean in the poem?
branched off
Shakespeare's sonnets end in...
a couplet which usually is a twist or turn
Name three types of poetic forms
haiku
sonnet
free verse
elegy
ode
What year was Shakespeare born?
1564
What is the definition of an extended metaphor
An extended metaphor is a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work
What can we infer about the speaker of the poem?
he realizes people must make choices in life
Who wrote "Oh Captain! My Captain!"
Walt Whitman