Poetry Jeopardy

Poetic Devices

100

This device involves giving human qualities to non-human things, like "The flowers danced with the wind."

Personification

200

This device is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Aliteration 

300

This device involves a direct comparison without using "like" or "as".

Metaphor

400

"I have a million things to do today" is an example of what poetic device?

Hyperbole

500

An abstract concept that vividly depicted throughout the poem, with each stanza adding new layers to the comparison. 

Extended Metaphor

Poetic Structure

100

This is what groups of lines are called in a poem

Stanzas

200

This form of poetry does not adhere to a regular rhyme scheme or meter but often uses natural rhythms of speech.

Free Verse

300

A haiku has what syllable pattern?

5-7-5

400

This rhyming scheme sounds like a heart beat

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG 

500

This two-line unit of poetry often has the same meter and rhyme, and it frequently concludes a Shakespearean sonnet

Rhyming couplet

Types of Poems

100

This poem has a humorous or nonsensical tone and consists of five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme.

Limerick

200

This poem originated in Japan and use to be 100 stanzas long!

Haiku

300

A poem of praise or celebration, often addressing a specific subject.

Ode

400

In this type of poetry, the layout and typography on the page are as important as the words themselves.

Concrete Verse

500

This type of poetry involves removing words or rearranging them instead of adding. 

Found/Blackout poetry

Poetry Examples

100

This clothing item was celebrated in a recent poem we read.

Socks

200

This metaphor was used to represent resilience and beauty emerging from a harsh and unlikely environment in a poem we read

A rose growing from concrete

300

What was the title of the first class I taught?

TRIPLE: What was the date of the first class I taught?

Introduction to Poetry

400

What are three examples of poetry activities centred around your identities that were assigned?

DOUBLE: Who was the main author discussed during the class about uniqueness? 

"I am" poetry 

Thumbprint activity or Unique portraits

500

Which Native American poet wrote the poem "Remember"

DOUBLE: What is their special appointed role in the U.S? 

Joy Harjo