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What is this an example of:

There once was a cat,

Who wore a big hat.

End rhyme

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What is personification?

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

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Who wrote the original 'We Didn't Start the Fire' song?

Billy Joel
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What is the world's largest fish?

Whale Shark

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What is a stanza?

Paragraph breaks in poetry

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What is the techniques for an exaggeration?

Hyperbole

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What are the three key terms we looked at in the beginning of the term?

Truth, power, justice

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When were the Olympics held in Syndey?

2000

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What is enjambment?

When a sentence continues over multiple lines with punctuation marking the end of a line

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Name the 5 types of sensory imagery

Visual, Auditory, Olfactory, Tactile, Gustatory

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Who wrote and performed Touchscreen?

Marshall Davis Jones

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How long is a marathon?

42km

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What is a persona?

The main character in a poem

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What is an anaphora?

Repetition of the beginning of a phrase or sentence

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What years does 'We Didn't Start the Fire' by Fall Out Boy cover?

1989-2023

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In the comic industry, what does DC stand for?

Detective Comics

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What is caesura?

When a line of poetry has a pause punctuation within it

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Is 'we' inclusive or exclusive language?

Both, depending on the context.

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What year was 'Caged Bird' written in? (correct answer within three years either side)

1983

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What gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen