What's that Device?
He was as blind as a bat
What is simile?
Poet who wrote 'The Man from Snowy River'
Who is Banjo Patterson
A device where you compare two objects using 'like' or 'as'
What is a simile?
The Australian bank note that features Banjo Patterson
What is the $10 bill?
The flowers danced in the wind
What is personification
Poet who wrote 'The Drought'
Who is William Henry Ogilvile?
When the end of each line of the poem sounds the same
What is rhyme?
The rhyming scheme for:
The sun is shining bright,
This is a lovely sight,
After so many days of drought down poured the rain,
It took so long is if came from Spain.
What is AABB?
Words such as BANG, POW, CRASH
What is onomatopoeia?
This famous Australian poet was a contemporary of Banjo Patterson
Who is Henry Lawson?
Metred and rhymed poetry about Australia, Australians and/or the Australian way of life
What is bush poetry?
The haiku originated in this country
What is Japan?
Some small species have slimy silver tongues
What is alliteration?
Banjo Pattersons given names
What is Andrew Barton Paterson?
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
What is a stanza?
A type of poetry where a poem is formed based on a word written vertically downwards
What is an acrostic poem?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
What is hyperbole?
The length of time that William Hentry Ogilvile lived in Australia
What is 12 years?
A short poem made up of 17 syllables over 3 lines
What is a haiku?
The poetry that Shakespeare wrote
What is a sonnet?