Poetry
T.H.U.G
Term 4 English
Nosedive
Random English Questions
100

What is a stanza?

A group of lines in a poem (a 'paragraph' of a poem)

100
What was the main characters full name?

Starr Carter

100

Write out the correct structure for a comparative essay body paragraph (and what each letter stands for)

Topic sentence

Explain text 1

Evidence text 1

Comparative language

Explain text 2

Evidence text 2

Link 

100

What was the main characters name in Nosedive?

Lacie

100
What is alliteration?

The repetition of the same letter or sound at the start of consecutive or closely connected words

200

How many sonnets did William Shakespeare wrote during his life? A. 54 B. 94 C. 154 D. 184

C. 154

200

Which TV Show do Starr and Chris bond over before they start dating?

Fresh Prince of Belair

200

The shaping of a text by referring to another text refers to what?

Intertextuality

200

What was the name of the apartments where the main character wanted to move to?

Pelican cove

200

What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?

similes make comparisons using 'like' or 'as', whereas metaphors make comparisons by referring to one thing as another

300

Look up, my people

The dawn is breaking,

The world is waking,

To a new bright day,

When none defame us,

Nor colour shame us,

Nor sneer dismay.

The rhyme scheme for this poem is:

A. AABBCCD

B. ABCDEFG

C. ABBCDDC

D. ABBCDDE

C. ABBCDDC


300

What poem inspired THUG and who was the poem written by?

The rose that grew from concrete - Tupac

300

What is the difference between parody and satire?

A parody's only purpose is to entertain, a satire uses comedy to make a comment on society/human nature etc. 
300

What is the name of the main characters teddy/doll?

Mr Rags

300

What is hyperbole?

Exaggeration

400

What do we call a poem which does not rhyme?

A blank verse

400

What was the name of the organisation Ms Ofrah runs?

Just Us for Justice

400

What is the name of the kingdom/castle in Shrek

Duloc

400

What was the main character's score at the beginning of the film?

4.2

400
'Quickly' is an example of what?

An adverb

500

What do we call the rhythm of a poem?

Metre

500

What was Officer OneFifteen's name?

Brian Cruise

500

What were the 4 films referenced (through intertextuality) in Ariana Grande's Thank U Next video?

Mean Girls

Bring it on

Suddenly 30

Legally Blonde

500
What was Naomi's rating?

4.8

500

"Boom" "Crack" "Pow"
These are all examples of what?

Onomatopoeia 

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