Poets we know
I wrote a play about a Danish prince who famously said "To be, or not to be? That is the question"
Who is William Shakespeare?
Big blue beetles bleed blue beetle blood is an example of what poetic technique?
What is Alliteration?
A naming word of a person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
A traditional form of Japanese Poetry with 3 lines, each using a different number of syllables in the order of 5,7,5. It is usually a description of a moment.
What is a haiku?
Fill in the missing word...
We _____ to know what others have to say, we write so they know what we have to say.
What is read?
I wrote the poem "Walker (to Kath)"
Who is Jack Davies?
Similes, metaphors and personification can be categorised into this aspect of poetry which helps to create a visual image of a concept in poetry.
What is imagery?
A word used to show an action.
What is a verb?
A humorous type of poem which has 5 lines each with a syllable count in the order of 7, 7, 5, 5, 7.
The AFL team that Mrs White supports?
Who are the Adelaide Crows?
I wrote an entertaining poem that features as a theme song to a TV program (Fresh Prince)
Who is William Smith?
When we compare 2 things using like, as or than. For example, She runs like the wind, he is as smart as a carrot and they are faster than a speeding bullet.
What is a Simile?
A word used to describe a noun.
What is an adjective?
A type of poem which has no specific structure.
What is free verse?
A genre that includes characters moving from a real world to an imagined world
What is Fantasy?
The title of the poem that Ms Nugent taught you last term? (something about making a choice)
What is "The Road not Taken?"
The word of a sound, such as snap, chop, slam, pow etc.
For a bonus 400 points, spell this technique!
What is onomatopoeia?
A word which is used in the place of a noun such as he, she, them, it, us, theirs etc.
What is a pronoun?
A type of performance poetry about a personal perspective on a topic or issue. A relatively recent form of poem which has its roots in Alan Ginsberg's poem "Howl"
What is a Slam Poem?
We study novels, images, film, media and poetry in this academic subject.
What is English?
"I'm Gurrumul, I'm Archie
I'm everything that you ask me
I'm everything that you can't be
I'm the dead hearts, heart beat"
are lines from the poem that pays tribute to the Stolen Generation.
What is The Children Came Back?
The imagery technique which describes one thing as another. For example; She is a closed book when it comes to sharing secrets.
What is a metaphor?
A word which indicates where something is in relation to another thing. For example; there, here, under, over, behind etc.
What is a preposition?
A form of narrative poetry often associated with the romantics. It tells a story and is usually used these days in the form of a type of song.
What is a ballad?
These are the 4 different types of this part of speech are: proper; common; collective and abstract.
What are nouns?