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Who wrote Barbara Allen?
Anonymous
100
In “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou, what Sound device is used in the last stanza to show resilience?
What is repetition?
100
These lines are an example of a simile?
What is like the dust
100
The number of times you should read a poem
What is 3?
100
When a series of words in a row have the same first consonant sound: “The cat climbed up the curtain.”
What is alliteration
200
When was Still I rise written?
1978
200
Who was the lover in Barbara Allen?
Who is Jemmy Grove?
200
An obvious and deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, intended for effect and not to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole
200
[Daily Double]
A figure of speech in which two different things are compared USING the words “like” or “as” is called…
What is a simile
200
The reason that poetry is written
What is to express emotion?
300
This sound device repeats the first consonant?
Alliteration
300
Who is the Protagonist in Porphyria's Lover?
Who is the lover
300
The little boy kept playing with the kitchen pots and all Mom heard was, “Bang, bang, bang!” Is an example of what?
What is onomatopoeia
300
I have told you a million times to clean your room! Is an example of?
What is hyperbole
300
“He is running faster than the wind” is an example of this.
What is hyperbole.
400
This figurative device is a play on word?
What is a pun?
400
What type of poem is "Barbara Allen?
What is an ode?
400
Repeating words for emphasis in a poem or story.
What is repetition
400
A word that ends with the same sound as another word, like hop and stop.
What is a rhyme
400
The person who "narrates" the poem
Who is the speaker?
500
This figurative device uses on part or item to represent a greater group?
What is synecdoche?
500
The 4th line below uses what figurative device?
What is personification?
500
“Her voice was quiet and soothing, like a gentle breeze on a warm summer day,” is an example of?
What is a simile
500
The reason a poet uses figurative language
What is to convey meaning beyond the actual words?
500
A word within a line that rhymes with another word within the line
What is internal rhyme?