Name the Poetic Device
What is personification?
Name two things that separate poetry from prose.
What is structure, rhythm, connotative meaning or eliciting emotion.
He wrote a song based on Langston Hughes "Mother to Son.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
"A homeless man with a semi-tan complexion
Asked me for ten Rand, stressin' about dry land
Deep water, powder blue skies that crack open
A piece of crack that he wanted, I knew he was smokin"
What is "How Much a Dollar Cost"?
He is the greatest basketball player of all time?
Who is Michael Jordan?
"The gun went off loudly, BANG."
What is onomatopoeia?
The style of poetry that praises something.
What is an ode?
This poet used lots of allusions in his most famous song.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Written by Langston Hughes, it involves an extended metaphor about stairs.
What is "Mother to Son"?
This baseball team won the World Series in 1986, with famous players like Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.
Who are the New York Mets?
"The towering cactus smelled of rot and dirt, its green exterior sun-faded to yellow."
What is imagery?
A poem that has no rules.
What is Free Verse?
This poetry teacher received a six figure advance for three books of his poetry. He wrote a famous poem about 9/11.
Who is Billy Collins?
Written by Robert Frost, this is one of the most popular American poems of all time.
What is "The Road Not Taken"?
Who is Captain Beatty?
"the wish that we were where you are,
walking back from the whispering woods"
What is alliteration?
A poem written in three lines with a syllable pattern 5-7-5.
What is a haiku?
Renowned as the greatest Haiku poet of all time.
Who is Matsuo Basho?
A fireman who starts fires is an example of this. It was also one of your active reading categories.
What is paradox?
"Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
What is a metaphor?
When an author compares two things throughout a long passage or even an entire poem, like "Mother to Son".
What is an extended metaphor?
Regarded by many as the greatest poet of all time.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This is the favorite poem of Mr. Wells
What is "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
He wrote the famous dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451".
Who is Ray Bradbury?