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Famous Poems and Poets
Types of Poetry
Point of view
Figurative Launguage
RANDOM!
(Who knows what is in here?)
100
Wrote "The road not taken" and "Fire and Ice"
Who is Robert Frost?
100
A poem that has a line to represent each letter of a word
What is an acrostic poem?
100
The point of view with pronouns such as 'I' and 'we' in which the narrator is also a character in the story
What is first person?
100
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
What is a simile?
100
The holiday to celebrate the end of WWII in Europe
What is V.E. day?
200
Wrote "The Raven"
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
200
Has the syllabic pattern of 5, 7, 5
What is a haiku?
200
The narrator has access to and expresses the thoughts and feeling of ALL the characters
What is 3rd person omniscient?
200
A comparison that doesn't use 'like' or 'as'
What is a metaphor?
200
The document signed in 1776 that began a new nation.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
He wrote "The Giving Tree"
Who is Shel Silverstein?
300
A poem that takes the shape of its subject
What is a concrete poem?
300
Has the thoughts and feelings of one person told by a narrator.
What is 3rd person limited?
300
An extreme exaggeration used for humor or to make a point
What is a Hyperbole?
300
You have one of these when the story revolves around a difficult decision the main character has to make.
What is an internal conflict?
400
He wrote "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Who is William Shakespeare?
400
A poem that does not have traditional rhyme or rhythm.
What is a free verse poem
400
Typically used in how-to's
What is 2nd person?
400
The repetition of beginning sounds in a line of poetry
What is alliteration?
400
"Perspective" and "vantage point" are synonymous with this.
What is point of view?
500
He wrote "Heritage"
Who is Countee Cullen
500
A funny five-lined poem with a rhyme scheme of aabba
What is a limerick?
500
The point of view that To Kill a Mockingbird is written in.
What is first person?
500
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry
What is assonance?
500
"It's raining cats and dogs" and "the whole nine yards" are examples of these.
What are idioms?