Fireflies
Who is the author of 'Fireflies'?
Omar Musa
Who is the author of 'Salt and Survival'?
Melanie Mununggurr-Williams
Who is the author of 'One Planet'?
Joel McKerrow
What is the definition of hyperbole? How could this technique be effective?
A boldly overstated or exaggerated claim or statement. It is effective as it adds emphasis to a statement and can make something seem larger or more important than it literally is.
Who has scored the most points in NBA history?
Lebron James
Two-part Q: What is the motif at the heart of this poem? What does it represent?
Fireflies - representative of 'hope' and the beauty of our world
Fill-in-the-blank of the opening line: 'Salt, sand, _____, soil'
stars
Fill-in-the-blank: 'One ocean, one sky, one people, one ______, one time'
life
Name two key performance conventions that help in the delivery and performance of a spoken word poem.
anaphora/wordplay, anecdotes/narration, ending with impact, engagement with audience, enunciation, metaphors/extended metaphors, minimal rhyme, performative body language.
Which song as made it to Billboard's Top 100 Chart from the recent 'Barbie' film?
Ryan Gosling's 'I'm Just Ken'
Who is this poem written for? In your response, refer to at least one group of people mentioned in the poem.
'This poem is for the survivors / ...the outcasts / ...the eccentrics / ...the kids on the mish ...the pavement ...the basements'
He also refers to friends, heroes, fashionistas, feminists, protestors and more!
What poetic technique does the poet use to begin the first line of each stanza (apart from the final one) in her poem?
Alliteration
What rhetorical question does the poet open this performance with?
What technique is this: 'The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases or clauses.'
Anaphora
How many goals has Messi scored in the first three games with Inter Miami?
Five goals
Fill-in-the-blank: 'So make it a crime of passion: raise it at their eyes; shoplift time. / Pick-pocket __________ from the haters and leave the rest behind.'
perseverance
'Salt and Survival' begins and ends in a rewording of the same stanza. What poetic structure is being used?
Envelope structure
What technique is being used in: 'Look at my pudgy fingers and my rolling belly / I am Augustus Gloop at the party'
Literary allusion
What technique is this: 'A statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics.'
Paradox
Name three Taylor Swift albums.
Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, reputation, folklore, evermore, Lover.
Describe (paraphrase) one line or image presented to audiences from this poem. Your chosen line/image must not be associated with a question already asked in this category.
Some images include: Fires burning on each corner, footsteps in the hallway, the little wins, dragged nets to the shore, teeth brighter than a city spine, fireflies returning.
Compose and present a theme statement based on the contents of this poem. Tip: begin by finding ideas and then base your statement around an idea.
Theme statements could revolve around: Family, place/land, belonging, identity.
What extended metaphor is used in this poem to represent humanities greed and hunger for more materials and resources?
A cake
There are five types of imagery. You will receive 100 points for each type you name.
Visual, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, auditory/aural.
Order all the Kardashian & Jenner siblings from eldest to youngest.
Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Rob Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner.