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Poetry Quiz
a) How many syllables are there in a haiku?
b) What does a simile mean?
c) Which one of these is a limerick?
1.
To the shop I must go.
Choosing with what to adorn, the mound of my weight,
My shoes chatter, about their fate.
To the shop I must, go.
2.
I once met an old man from Spain,
Who came here and hated the rain.
"Though the weather is grim,
If you can learn how to swim",
I told him, "there's a lot more to gain".
3.
Man gets on the train,
Heart's heavy, looks for seat- None.
Just- fifteen, more, stops.
d) 1. Metaphor; 2. Metafore or 3. Metaphore- Which one is the correct spelling?
e) And finally, how many feet are there in an "iambic pentameter"?
( See answers at the bottom of the page )
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*Treasure Words - play
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COMPETITION TIME
To win the fabulous prize ...
*Send your quote in to
** Competition is now closed! **
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(PREVIOUS) WINNERS
* August
1st Comp' 2004 - Enoch
Kabungo - signed copy of
"Therapy".
* October
8th Comp' 2004 - Margaret
Abebe - signed copy of "In
The Name Of Fame" - Forward Press,
Anthology.
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e) 5. - In verse, a foot is the basic unit of a meter used to describe rhythm. - Wikipedia, (online.)org.
( Scores: 1-2 correct = Loser, go back to school!; 3 correct = Not bad, not bad... getting there; 4 correct = Nearly made it;
5 correct = Did you cheat? Or are you a natural genius?)
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