Poetic Techniques
Browning
General Knowledge
Rothery
Spelling
100

What is polyptoton? 

When a root word is soon after repeated with an added prefix or suffix

100

What poetic form did Browning pioneer?

Dramatic Monologue

100

What is the capital of Australia? 

ACT

100

What is Miss Rothery's star sign?

Leo

100

Spell this correctly: 

Litereture

Literature

200

Correctly define both polysyndeton and asyndeton

Polysyndeton - the repetition of conjunctions 

Asyndeton - the lack of conjunctions

200

Where did Robert Browning die?

Venice, Italy

200

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo da Vinci

200

What year was Miss Rothery born? 

1998

200
Spell this correctly: 

Paradime

Paradigm

300

Name 3 of the techniques that make up the prosody of text. 

Assonance, Consonance, Sibilance, Alliteration

300

What was the name of Robert Browning's wife?

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

300

What year did the Titanic sink? 

1912

300

How many siblings does Miss Rothery have?

1 brother

300

Spell this correctly: 

Accomodate

Accommodate

400

What technique is used in this quote? 

"She disappeared into the night; into the night disappeared she."

Chiasmus

400

What era was Browning born in? 

The Regency Era

400

How many time zones are there in Russia?

11

400

How many overseas countries has Miss Rothery visited? 

12

400

Spell this correctly: 

Epizuxis

Epizeuxis

500

Name 5 different types of repetition

Anaphora, Epiphora, Diacope, Anadiplosis, Epizeuxis 

500

What star sign was Robert Browning? 

Taurus 

500

In what year was HSPA officially named Hunter School of the Performing Arts? 

1998

500

What is Miss Rothery's middle name? 

Louise

500

Spell this correctly: 

Millieu

Milieu