Poetic Techniques
Mrs Koke cooked cauliflower, carrots and cabbage for dinner.
Alliteration
The first stanza of 'My Country' talks about what country?
England
The boy was very pushy.
Is this positive or negative connotation?
Negative
Who was the author of this poem?
Andrew ( Banjo) Patterson
Does the poem include repetition?
Yes
Jack and Jill ran up the hill.
Rhyme
Acting
The man was pushy, nosey and downright rude.
Is this statement an example of negative or positive connotation?
Negative connotation
The poem is classified as what type of poetry?
Ballad
Where does Murray Hartin live?
Moree
As innocent as a lamb.
Simile
Name one of the property that Dorothea stayed at near Gunnedah?
Kurrumbede
home: the place where you live.
Denotation
There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around, that the _______ from Old Regret had got away.
What is the missing word?
colt
Complete this poem title:
The Farmer: The _______ of them all.
The last piece of cake called my name.
Personification
What occupation did Dorothea's father have?
Doctor
Detonation is the feeling a word presents.
True or false?
False
What the surname of the wealthy station owner in the poem?
Harrison
Murray won his first poetry competition in what town?
Tamworth
The sun was melting the crops on the ground.
Metaphor
What is the name of the poem that was read at Dorothea's funeral?
Colour
Does this sentence contain more positive or negative connotations?
The beautiful lady danced wildly across the smooth floor.
Positive
How many stanza's in the poem
13
Does the poet's context influence this poem?
Yes