1. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Sound Patterns Types of Poetry Figurative
Language
Definitions
Poem
Structure
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2. 1 - $100 Bill, the big brown bear, bounced bravely on his ball.
What type of sound device is shown in the sentence above?
Alliteration

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I saw a fairy in the wood, He was dressed all in green. He drew his sword while I just stood, And realized I'd been seen.
What is the rhyme scheme in the above poem?
abab
I saw a fairy in the wood, a He was dressed all in green. b He drew his sword while I just stood, a And realized I'd been seen. b

4. 1 - $300 The ticking of the clock echoed throughout the room.
Onomatopoeia

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What is a refrain?
A repeating line in a poem.

6. 1 - $500 What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
The people along the sand
All turn and look one way.
They turn their back on the land.
They look at the sea all day.
As long as it takes to pass
A ship keeps raising its hull;
The wetter ground like glass
Reflects a standing gull.
abab cdcd

7. 2 - $100 A short poem made up of three lines:
5 syllables in the first verse
7 syllables in the second verse
5 syllables in the third verse, is called what?
Haiku

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A poem that tells a story; its structure resembles the plot line of a story (the introduction of conflict and characters, rising action, climax, and the resolution) is called what?
Narrative poem

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A poem with one speaker (not necessarily the poet) who expresses strong thoughts and feelings is called what?
Lyric poem

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A poem that celebrates a subject. It is usually a tribute to an object, person, or event.
Ode

11. 3 - $100 Last night, I slept like a log.
What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence above?
Simile

12. 3 - $200 The lightning danced across the sky.
What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence above?
Personification

13. 3 - $300 Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence above?
Metaphor

14. 3 - $400 I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!
What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence above?
Hyperbole

15. 3 - $500 Michelle’s temper was a volcano, ready to explode.
*What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence above?
Metaphor

16. 4 - $100 What is the definition of a simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
She was as brave as a lion.
The snow was like a white blanket.

17. 4 - $200 What is the definition of a metaphor?
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
Life is a rollercoaster.
The classroom was a zoo.

18. 4 - $300 What is the definition of personification?
Giving non-human objects or animals, human qualities.
The sun smiled down on us.
The waves danced along the shore.

19. 4 - $400 What is the definition of hyperbole? An exaggeration
The books were stacked a mile high into the sky.
I have asked you a million times to take the trash out!

20. 4 - $500 What is the definition of alliteration?
The repeating of the same beginning sound in more than two words.
Seven snakes slithered silently across the floor.

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What is a stanza?
Stanzas are a series of lines grouped together and separated by an empty line from other stanzas. They are the equivalent of a paragraph in an essay.

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What is a stanza with two lines called?
Couplet

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What is a stanza with four lines called?
quatrain

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What is a stanza with eight lines called?
octave

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