Poetry Slam!
A humorous five-line poem with a specific rhythm pattern.
What is a limerick poem?
What historical year does "The Wednesday Wars" take place in?
What is 1967?
All the words that state the action (verb) or condition of the subject.
What is a predicate?
“And that is why the play is called a tragedy.”
Who is Mrs. Baker?
Draw the word: Ball
Ball
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
What is onomatopoeia?
What celebration did Danny Hupfer have at the end of the book?
What is Bar Mitzvah?
A sentence that expresses a strong emotion, command or request with excitement.
What is an exclamatory sentence?
“You’re paranoid.”
Who is Meryl Lee?
Draw the word: Bear
Bear
A grouped set of lines within a poem, often set apart by a space.
What is a stanza?
In what month did Holling Hoodhood perform in the school play?
What is December?
Letters added to the beginning of a word to change the word’s meaning.
What is a prefix?
“Architecture is a blood sport.”
Who is Mr. Hoodhood?
Draw the word: Match (as in a stick for lighting a fire)
Match (as in a stick for lighting a fire)
A figure of speech that describes an object or action as if it were something else.
What is a metaphor?
What was the last Shakespeare play that Holling read?
What is "Much Ado About Nothing"?
A group of words that contain a subject and a predicate.
What is a clause?
“A flower child is beautiful and doesn’t do anything to harm anyone.”
Who is Heather?
Draw the word: Fair (as in a carnival)
Fair (as in a carnival)
The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
What is alliteration?
Which character made a list of 410 ways to get a teacher to hate you?
What is Doug Swieteck?
An expression that has a different meaning from the usual meanings of the words within it.
What is an idiom?
“Well, maybe ‘Azalea’ for something good, and ‘Chrysanthemum’ for something really good.”
Who is Danny?
Draw the word: Lead (as in the metal)
Lead (as in the metal)