Techniques
What is the definition of 'simile'?
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.
What is the definition of a sonnet?
Consists of 14 lines and uses any number of rhyme schemes, typically having ten syllables per line.
Define nursery rhyme.
A poem or song for children.
How may of Dickinson's poems were published while she was alive?
less then 12.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
What is the word for this definition?
An outrageous exaggeration used for effect.
Hyperbole.
A narrative which tells a story in the rhythmic scheme ABAB and arranged in quatrains.
Ballad.
What is the difference between a nursery rhyme and a fable?
Fables give an important moral lesson
Nursery rhymes create a fantasy land quoted to children.
Dickinson was known for her liberal usage of which punctuation mark?
Dashes - to control the flow of her work.
Which of Shakespeare's plays is considered to be cursed?
Macbeth.
What is the word for this defintion?
A reference to some person, historical event, work of art, or Biblical or mythological situation or character.
Allusion.
What is the poetry form for this explanation:
Written in 3 lines. Line 1 consists of 5 syllables. Line 2 consists of 7 syllables. Line 3 consists of 5 syllables.
Haiku.
What is the genre for this description:
used to ridicule and critique an individual or collective human behaviour. Amuses the reader, provide social commentary, and to encourage reflection and change.
Satirical poetry.
Dickinson most often used what style to construct her poems?
Trimeter.
Identify the form of poetry mainly used in Romeo and Juliet
Sonnets.
Give an example of 'personification'.
Anything that involves giving an animal or object human like qualities.
Name a poem you have studied that is a 'ballad' and explain why it is a 'ballad'.
All The Worlds a Stage (William Shakespeare).
What is the genre for this description:
tells a story to its reader and usually has a narrator. The most popular kind comes from a monologue.
Dramatic poetry.
What were the main two techniques used in the poem "Hope"?
Metaphor and personification.
What is the purpose of the humour that arises from the nurses character in Romeo and Juliet?
To relieve the audience of the tragedy they witness.
Give an example of 'alliteration'.
Anything that involves the repetition of a letter at the beginning of words.
For example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Give an example of a limerick.
Anything humorous with five lines and the scheme of aabba.
Name a Shakespearean play that involves dramatic monologues and its effect.
'Romeo and Juliet' - they present and convey feelings and views of the characters to the audience. Allowing the audience to immerse themselves into the lives of the characters and become empathetic towards them.
Argue the meaning behind "Hope" and its extended metaphor.
Anything that aligns with the poem arguing that hope is miraculous and almost impossible to defeat. Hope never asks for anything in return—it costs nothing for people to maintain hope.
Identify the dramatic irony that occurs when Romeo finds out that Juliet has died.
The audience knows that Juliet is in fact alive.