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Poetry 101
Poetry 202
100
A pattern of stressed and unstressed symbols is called what?
What is meter
100
A comparison made between two things using the words like or as.
What is a simile
100
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named is called what?
What is onomatopoeia
100
What is the extended metaphor in Dickinson's poem? (What are the two things compared)
What is hope and bird
100
What poem was written by an author that we spent a great deal of time reading this year? (Spelling Counts!)
Who is William Shakespeare
200
What is one unit of a basic repeated sequence of meter consisting of a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables and used to "measure" the lines of a poem called.
What is a (poetic) foot
200
A comparison made between two things through many lines of a poem or throughout the entire poem.
What is extended metaphor
200
The use of figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
What is imagery
200
“bow shyly as wet swans” is a line from which poem?
What is A Blessing
200
In "The Seven Ages of Man", the world is a ________ and men are the ________.
What is stage, actors
300
This type of meter sequence is in the pattern unstressed then stressed and has five poetic feet.
What is iambic pentameter
300
A comparison made that is not explicitly expressed. It hints or alludes to the comparison.
What is an implied metaphor
300
The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem is called what?
What is rhyme scheme
300
Being touched by nature which brings out feelings of love is the reason why this poem was given it's title.
What is A Blessing
300
What does the poet think of when he is feeling sad later in life in the poem "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud"?
What are daffodils
400
This term refers to the emotions a reader associates with the poem and the atmosphere created by the poem.
What is mood
400
"A man is but a weak branch" is an example of what?
What is a direct metaphor
400
The poet's specific word choice is called what?
What is diction
400
This poem was written as a song to commemorate a tragic event in history.
What is Ballad of Birmingham
400
In "The Courage that my Mother Had", what physical possession did the mother leave her daughter?
What is a brooch
500
This term expresses the authors attitude towards a subject within a poem.
What is tone
500
"Mr. Rau tucked his tail and ran" is an example of what?
What is an implied metaphor
500
Which poem that we've read compares two opposite natural elements to express how destructive emotions can be?
What is "Fire and Ice"
500
What two poems used Onomatopoeia to express the sounds associated with sports?
What is American Hero and The Base Stealer
500
Who wrote "Fire and Ice"?
Who is Robert Frost
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