Poetry terms
The Novel
Study Skills
Poetry skills
Miscellaneous
100
The effect created by stressed and unstressed syllables 

Rhythm 

100

The name of the protagonist, or main character in the outsiders 

Ponyboy

100

True or false: write down everything you see and hear when taking notes 

False

100
True of false: it is a good idea to read poetry in a sing-song voice 

False

100

Number of dogs owned by the teacher 

2

200

The repetition of a sound at the end of lines of poetry 

Rhyme 

200

Two-bit means... 

Two quarters or fifty cents


200

The most important thing to look and listen for when taking notes

The main idea 

200
When reading aloud, concentrate on the ____ of the poem 

Emotion 

200

A gambling machine designed to create a behavioral addiction 

Slot machine 

300

A poem describing the writer's environment 

Descriptive 

300

Darry's relationship to Ponyboy 

Brother

300

Using alarms, calendars, humans to keep you responsible, is a good way of staying... 

Organized 

300

There is only one right way to read a poem. Poems are all coded, and designed to trick the reader. These are examples of ____ about ____ .... 

Myths about poetry 

300

The correct way to answer in Jeopardy! 

In the form of a question


400

A poem telling a story 

Narrative 

400

Sodapop's relationship to Darry 

Brother

400

Listening for repetition, looking for connections to other material in the course - good ways to identify what... 

The teacher thinks is important 

400

Poetry is different to stories, in that it requires more ____ reading 

Active


400
Name of the man who wrote In Flanders Fields 

John McRae

500

A poem giving thoughts or feelings 

Lyric

500

The long form version of the words 'Socs'

Social(s)

500

Teenagers have physiologically different brains, and often do not expect adults to lie to them. This is one reason why... 

They often confess to crimes they did not commit 

500

Strategies for reading poetry include:

Don't panic, read it more than once, read it a loud, concentrate on what you do understand. 

500

The type of flower described in In Flanders Fields 

The Poppy