Robert Frost Poetry
What type of poetry takes place in a rural setting?
Pastoral poetry
Hughes is one of the most prominent writers of this movement of the 1920s
The Harlem Renaissance
During what decade of the 1900s did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
1920s
Who is the second highest (to Taylor Swift) female pop artist on the Billboard 100 chart as of 5/28/24?
Sabrina Carpenter
Men and women see this color differently due to women being able view this color's spectrum of light better.
Red
If a piece of pastoral poetry contains a conflict, then WHAT TYPE of pastoral poetry is it labeled as?
Dark Pastoral
When Hughes talks about the Euphrates, the Congo, and the Mississippi rivers in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" - what is he actually talking about here?
His ancestry
Why did Z.N. Hurston's family fear for her safety so much?
Hurston didn't seem to know (or care) about expectations for young black children among the white population in the south during the time; they thought she'd get killed
If someone gives birth to quintuplets, how many children do they have?
5
What is the name of a baby goat?
A kid
What is the similar conflict in both "Birches" and "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening"?
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "I, Too" are responses to poetry from this Transcendentalist poet.
Walt Whitman
Despite having to wash up and dress up, why did Hurston appreciate the ladies who took her out of school and made her perform?
She got free books out of the deal
The second full moon in a calendar month is known as a _____ moon.
Blue
What is the #1 most spoken language in the world?
Who is mending the fence in "The Mending Wall"?
Neighbors (to avoid conflict)
In "Refugee in America," Langston Hughes notes that words like this one make him cry, and if you know what his life was like, you would know why.
Freedom
Why did Hurston value the story of Odin so much?
He sacrificed his own eye for knowledge
Fun fact! Sudan has more of these than Egypt does.
Pyramids
What fast food restaurant has the MOST number of locations in the U.S. but not worldwide?
There is no time; farm life is difficult and they have to keep moving and taking care of things.
What was the movement called that brought so many black Americans into populated northern cities that eventually started the Harlem Renaissance?
The Great Migration
What parts of The Bible did Hurston like the best, and what did this tell you about her character?
She liked the real violent parts; she liked a story line with more action and less morality
"Spam" is a combination of what two words?
Why did most early Disney characters wear gloves?
Animators thought drawing hands was too difficult, and they could reuse the same glove for different characters