Civil Rights
Poetry WORDS
Flex Your Creativity
Hurder Lore
OUR Poetry Unit
Throwback!
100
The civil rights movement was primarily fighting for the rights of which group of people?
Black Americans
100
This tongue-twister is an example of...
Alliteration
100
Complete the simile:
The cat is as fluffy as a _________________
cloud, cotton ball, dandelion wisp, hotel towels...
100
What is Ms. Hurder's favorite color?
PINK!!
100
What is "The Ballad of Birmingham" about?
the 1963 Baptist church bombing in Birmingham Alabama
100
What was different about the werewolf in Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Wife's Story"?
He was a wolf originally and the "monster" he turned into was human
200
What is segregation?
Segregation is the physical, social, or legal act of separating people or things based on factors like race, gender, or type. It involves creating distinct, separate environments, such as segregated schools, seating, or residential areas.
200
Is that Eric Garner worked
for some time for the Parks and Rec.
Horticultural Department, which means,
perhaps, that with his very large hands,
perhaps, in all likelihood,
he put gently into the earth
some plants which, most likely,
some of them, in all likelihood,
continue to grow, continue
to do what such plants do, like house
and feed small and necessary creatures,
like being pleasant to touch and smell,
like converting sunlight
into food, like making it easier
for us to breathe.
The bolded parts of this poem are an example of ________________
Repetition!
200
Come up with THREE full rhymes for "made"
made, paid, laid, fade, raid, wade, played, brayed...
200
Is this the cutest baby you've ever seen?
YES :)
200
Who wrote "The Ballad of Birmingham"?
Dudley Randall
200
Which is a quote from "Warm Bodies"?
a.) “I am Dead, but it's not so bad. I've learned to live with it.”
b.) "I am Dead, but it's OK. The afterlife is when I started living."
c.) "I am Dead, but at least I don't look Dead. I'm decaying better than most age."
d.) "I am Dead, but still living my best life."
a.) “I am Dead, but it's not so bad. I've learned to live with it.”
300
What was the main difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X?
MLK believed in non-violent protest. Malcolm X believed that white people would not give up their power peacefully.
300
Prose uses PARAGRAPHS,
Poetry uses __________________
STANZAS
300
Come up with three HALF RHYMES for "cheese"
plead, bleed, key, sea, weave, teeth...
300
Ms Hurder lived in Ireland for 3 years, but she lived in ______________________ for 5 months!
The Netherlands!
300
Who wrote "I, Too" ?
Langston Hughes
300
Who wrote Fahrenheit 451 in 1953?
Ray Bradbury
400
Who is this?
Hint: He wrote one of Ms Hurder's favorite books "Giovanni's Room"
James Baldwin
400
This word refers to the continuation of a sentence or clause beyond the poetic line.
_ _ _ _ _ B M _ _ _
Enjambment!
400
Using personification, describe the journey of a wave from the middle of the ocean to the shore.
The wave marched on, growing larger, more confident...
400
Who is in this picture with me?
My brother <3
400
Who was Eric Garner?
He was a Black man who was killed by a police officer in 2014. He worked for the parks and rec horticulture dept.
400
What elements make a society dystopian? (Give me 2 examples)
Government/Corporations have too much control; citizens are very conformist; knowledge is kept from citizens; environmental collapse, etc
500
What was Malcolm X's original name?
Malcolm Little
He changed his last name to X to reject his "slave name."
500
What is a PHONEME?
A sound!
500
Complete the limerick:
There once was a boy who hated school
He thought he was too smart and too cool.
He failed his tests,
_______________
_____________________________________
didn't do his best,
Now he has a job as a professional fool.
500
Which country did Ms. Hurder focus on for her graduate research?
Ukraine!
500
Complete the title of Danez Smith's poem:
"juxtaposing the black boy & _____________"
The Bullet
500
What kind of Irish monster is this!?
A banshee!