Technqiues
Examples
Poems
Creative Writing
General Knowledge
100
Define a simlie
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
100
Guess the technique: 

Graemes Garden Goodies

Alliteration
100
What is the rhyme structure of a limerick?
AABBA
100
Write your own Simlie
Must be a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
100

Who stole Christmas in a Dr Seuss book?

The Grinch 
200
What is Personification?

Giving human characteristics to something non-human.

200
Her yellow top is brighter than the sun
Metaphor
200
What makes an acrostic poem different to any other poem?

An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. 

200
Write an example of personification 
Must give human characteristics to a object or animal
200

What is the name of Winnie the Pooh’s donkey friend?

Eeyore
300
What is Rhythm?

a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound

300
He is as happy as a sunflower
Simlie 
300
What is a Haiku?

A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world

300
Give an example of a symbol
- The symbol for peace

- Red represents death 

300

Who picked a peck of pickled pepper?

Peter Piper
400
What is imagery?
A device that creates images through the 5 senses.
400
Boom, Crash, Bang
Onomatopoeia
400
Why is repetition used within a poem?
To emphasise a point or draw attention to an idea. 
400
Write 4 words that rhyme with table
Fable, Cradle, stable, label etc.
400

What was the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?

Hedwig
500
What is a Symbol?

A thing that represents or stands for something else

500

Candle, Candle, burning bright,

In the forests of the night.

Rhyme
500
Why is humour used in a poem?
To lighten the mood of a poem
500
Write an example of alliteration.
Must repeat the same consonant sound. 
500

Which character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland muttered “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late”?

The White Rabbit
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