Poetry Jeopardy

Vocabulary

100

It was evident that the student didn't study for the test.

What does the word "evident" mean?

Obvious

200

The number of lines in the poem made it a quatrain.

What does the word "quatrain" mean?

A stanza with four lines.

300

The feeling of the poem made it a rue poem.

What does the word "rue" mean?

To show regret or to feel sorry about something.

400

The boy was transfixed by the action on the T.V..

What does the word "transfixed" mean?

To be held motionless

500

She ground the garlic up to put in the sauce.

What does the word "ground" mean in this sentence?

To make something into tiny pieces.

Rhyme Scheme

100

^{Roses are red,}

^{Violets are blue,}

^{I hope you are happy,}

^{Because I am too.}

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

ABCB

200

^{The dog is on the mat}

^{Then he saw a cat}

^{The cat saw a rat}

^{What do you think of that}

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

AAAA

300

^{The sun is so bright}

^{I can see the waves}

^{The world is full of light}

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

ABA

400

^{The bird is in the tree}

^{It is building a nest}

^{The bird lays it's eggs}

^{I wonder what they will be}

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

ABCA

500

^{I ride the bus to school}

^{I sit politely in my seat}

^{I do not kick my feet}

^{The window is down to make it cool}

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

ABBA

Comprehension

100

Sitting close to the center, not very high in the branches,

I heard it hitting the high leaves, and I was happy,

Why does the poet feel happy?

Because she is not getting wet

200

I chopped down the house that you had been saving to live in next summer.

What is the poet apologizing for?

Chopping down the house

300

^{Has given my heart}

^{A change of mood}

^{And saved some part}

^{Of a day I had rued}

How does the author feel at the end of this poem

Happy because their day is better

400

He glanced with rapid eyes,

That hurried all abroad

They looked like frightened beads, I thought

He stirred his velvet head

What is the simile in this stanza?

They looked like frightened beads

500

The art of losing isn't hard to master (Line 1)

so many things seem filled with the intent (Line 2)

to be lost that their loss is no disaster (Line 3)

If this is a villanelle poem which lines will repeat?

Lines 1 and 3

Grammar

100

She was jumping like a fish out of water?

Is this sentence a simile or a metaphor?

Simile

200

The dinner roll was rock hard.

Is this a simile or a metaphor?

metaphor

300

True or False

An appositive gives more information about a verb.

False, it tells more about a noun

400

The doctor, who specialized in broken bones, was going to do the surgery.

What part of this sentence is an appositive?

Who specialized in broken bones

500

The rubber tube looked like a snake wrapped around a tree branch.

What type of figurative language is this sentence an example of?

Personification

Key Knowledge

100

True or False

Poems are made up of lines and can have more than one stanza. They are not written in paragraph form.

True

200

ABCB is an example of what

Rhyme Scheme

300

What type of poem draws connections and make an indirect reference to a person or place.

Allusion Poem

400

True or False

An author might use parallel structure in a poem to show similiarities and differences between scenes.

True

500

In the poem "Advice" the father makes a connection between a worm and hurtful words. 

What type of figurative language is this called?

Implied Metaphor