Poetry Forms
'An ocean voyage.
As the waves break over the bow,
the sea welcomes me.'
Is an example of what type of poem?
Haiku
'As cool as a cucumber'
Is an example of which device?
Simile
The most important thing to the Ancient Egyptians was what environmental feature?
The Nile River
Do Chinese characters represent Noises or Ideas?
Ideas
What school did Miss Mcskimming teach at before Taminmin?
Bees Creek
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the King's horses and all the King's men,
Couldn't put Humpty together again'
Is an example of what type of poetry?
Quatrain
'Life is a rollercoaster'
Is an example of which device?
How many eras did Ancient Egypt have?
Bonus points if you can name them
3
The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, The New Kingdom
The main two rivers that run through China are the Yangtze and the what?
What 3 subjects does Miss McSkimming teach?
Art, English, SOSE
'There once was a man with a beard,
Who said, 'It's just as I feared! -
Two owls and a hen,
Four larks and a wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!''
Is an example of what type of poetry?
Limerick
'The trees danced in the wind'
Is an example of which device?
Personification
The first Pharoah of all of Egypt gained power by doing what?
Conquering Lower Egypt's King and naming himself Pharoah of Upper and Lower Egypt.
The Great Wall of China was made by combining existing walls.
True or False?
True
True
'come find me
on the other
side of crazy
where the sky is
darker than normal'
Is an example of what type of poetry?
Free Verse
"I do not like them in a box; I do not like them in a fox."
Is an example of which two poetic devices?
Repetition and Rhyme
Why did Ancient Egyptians build the pyramids?
To use as tombs for their dead Pharoahs.
The iron-tipped plough
How old is Miss McSkimming?
29
'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sun, and in the morning; We will remember them.'
I an example of what type of poem?
Ode
'The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas'
Explain what this metaphor means.
A ghostly galleon (ship) is describing the moon as being bright but covered by clouds.
Hieroglyphics were first created to help with what?
Labelling and collecting taxes
The Chinese began their spirituality by worshipping what?
Ancestors
What was Miss McSkimming's favourite subject in school?
History