Poetry terminology
The name for a pause in the middle of a line.
caesura
The caskets are made of gold, silver and _____.
lead
A word beginning with 'a' that means 'greed for wealth'.
avaricious
Who wrote Animal Farm?
George Orwell
second
The name for a six-line stanza.
sextet or sestet
The name of Bassanio's friend, who marries Nerissa.
Gratiano
A word beginning with 's' that means 'to turn upside down' or 'to undermine'.
subvert
Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?
Ernest Hemingway
I will be how old in May?
40
The turning point of a poem.
volta
The Golden Fleece was kept here.
Colchis
A word beginning with 'm' that means the rhythm of a poem.
meter
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
My undergraduate degree was in ________.
Philosophy
F sounds.
fricatives
Portia: "The quality of mercy is not ________"
strained
A word beginning with 'b' that means 'humorously indecent'.
bawdy
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
Which country did I teach in before Singapore?
South Korea.
A three-line stanza.
tercet
The inscription on the lead casket: "Who chooseth me must give and _______ all he hath."
hazard
A word beginning with 'c' that means 'catastrophe' or 'a sudden disaster'.
calamity
Who wrote Paradise Lost?
John Milton
I once had a job training this kind of animal.
llamas