Poetry Techniques
What is a simile?
Give an example
A comparison using like or as
What are the names of the two feuding families? .
The Montagues and the Capulets.
Name the narrative arc in order.
Orientation/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What is a target audience?
The group of people the writer wants to persuade.
I spun straw into gold and demanded a firstborn child.
Rumpelstiltskin
Name a famous poet.
Teacher to confirm
Who is Juliet’s cousin who loves to fight?
Tybalt
What is a protagonist?
Main character
What are facts and statistics used for?
To make arguments seem credible and trustworthy.
I steal from the rich, give to the poor, and live in Sherwood Forest.
Robin Hood
Name three different types of poems.
Haiku, Ballad, Limerick, Sonnet, Free Verse
Where is the play set?
Verona, Italy
What is an antagonist?
A character or force that opposes the protagonist.
What is an anecdote?
A short, personal story used to illustrate a point.
I live high above the clouds, and my booming voice terrifies intruders.
The Giant (Jack and the Beanstalk)
List the five senses poets often appeal to when creating imagery.
Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch.
Why does Romeo go to the Capulet party?
To see Rosaline
What is foreshadowing?
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
When analysing a persuasive text, what are the three appeals you should look for that relate to credibility, emotion, and logic?
Pathos, Logos and Ethos
I spend most of my adventure small, confused, and dealing with very unreasonable adults.
Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
What is enjambment?
When a line continues without punctuation into the next line.
In what century did Shakespeare live?
The late 1500s to early 1600s. (16th and 17th Century)
What is characterisation?
How a writer develops a character through actions, dialogue, appearance, and thoughts.
What does each letter in AFOREST stand for?
Alliteration, facts, opinion, rhetorical question, emotive language, statistics, tricolon
I am brought to life by magic and struggle to follow the rules of being “real.”
Pinocchio