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Terms
Poets and They Know It
Vocabulary
Types of Poetry
Potpourri
100
A group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
100
She wrote "Bailando" and "Maestro"
Who is Pat Mora?
100
This is the old-fashioned word for ANGEL
What is SERAPH?
100
It has three lines and rules for syllables
What is HAIKU?
100
Pat Mora's cultural background (be specific)
What is Mexican?
200
Hiss, crash, boom, pow, screech!
What are examples of onomatopoeia?
200
This poet would have been the "Stephen King" of the 1800s. His poems include "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
200
It is "el desierto" in Pat Mora's poem
What is "the desert" in Spanish?
200
A poem that tells a story
What is a narrative poem?
200
The video of their song "Everywhere" is based on "The Highwayman"
What is Fleetwood Mac?
300
An example of this would be a talking soda machine
What is personification?
300
Bring your parka if you wish to reenact this poem by Robert Service!
What is "The Cremation of Sam Magee"?
300
A poetic term for the shore of a lake and name of Homer's wife
What is MARGE?
300
Five lines with a couplet and a triplet
What is a limerick?
300
The poet of "The Cremation of Sam Magee" worked in this establishment when he left the United Kingdom
What is a bank?
400
I ran away in the nick of time But unfortunately, I tripped on a lime!
What is a rhyme?
400
Alfred Noyes recounts a story of love, sacrifice, and betrayal in this narrative poem
What is "The Highwayman"?
400
This word meant "robber" centuries ago
What is HIGHWAYMAN?
400
Another name for a picture poem
What is a concrete poem?
400
Spell this word, which means that the use of "like" or "as" is in a poem to make a comparison
What is S-I-M-I-L-E?
500
Little Larry Logan lost Lila Loopner's last lollipop!
What is alliteration?
500
Edna St. Vincent Millay wished she had gotten THIS instead of a brooch from her mother
What is COURAGE?
500
In "The Jabberwocky," this is the translation for "tulgey wood"
What is the thick, dense woods (forest)?
500
There are no rules in this type of poem
What is a free verse?
500
The singer of "The Highwayman"
Who is Loreena McKennitt?