Edexcel Conflict Poetry

What is sibilance?

• words beginning with the same letter
• words that rhyme within a sentence
•  a pause in a line
• repeated 's' sounds

'Half a _______ half a _______ half a _______ onward'

• baguette
• pound
• league
• mile

'I resisted the impulse to run my fingers through the gelled blackthorns of your hair.'

• Bayonet Charge
• Exposure
• Poppies
• Kamikaze

What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

• A hero in a story that saves many lives.
• A problem that a character has with other characters.
• A struggle between a character and a family member.
• An issue that a character faces within him/her self.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is "alliteration" ?

• The use of synonyms.
• Words that sound alike.
• An exaggeration.
• The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is a "refrain" ?

• The last line of a poem
• The first line of a poem
• A line that is repeated
• A line that rhymes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

Groups of lines are called ______________.

• Sentences

• Stanzas

• Tony Danzas

• Paragraphs

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Refrain
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

Benjamin Zephaniah wrote which poem?

• The Class Game

• No Problem

• The Charge of the Light Brigade

• Half-Caste

Which poem is written from the trenches?

• The Man He Killed

• Exposure

• War Photographer

• Half-Caste