To This Day - Shane Koyczan

Question 1

What's the literary device being used in this line, 'still like statues...'

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 2

Thisline about not being abandoned stalled cars on a highway is an example of...

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metaphor

Question 3

What is Spoken Word?

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Both A and C

Question 4

At 30 seconds in, what do you predict this Spoken Word poem will be about?

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Bullying

Question 5

What literary device do they use? ('we'd never meet someone to make us feel like the sun...')

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hyperbole (exaggeration)

Question 6

In this simile, what do they compare the girl's appearance to AND what image does this create?

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Awrong answer someone tried erasing (face =smudged pencil)

Question 7

How do the school authorities believe he got his bruises? What do they ASSUME happened to him?

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His grandma hit/abused him

Question 8

Meaning of: 'as if depression is something that could be remedied by... a first aid kit'

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Pills are prescribed, but depression can't be cured this way

Question 9

Whatliterary device is this? ('He was a broken branch grafted onto a differentfamily tree')

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metaphor

Question 10

Whydoes the poet tell his audience to 'get a better mirror'?

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Question 11

What effect/emotions did this Spoken Word poem have on you?

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Question 12

Whydo you think the poet ends his poem with this line about pain and beauty?

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Question 13

What's the effect on the audience of adding music and his voice changing pace at this moment?

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all of the above

Question 14

Bonus: Finally, what is a Spoken Poetry Slam?

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A competitive event for performing Spoken Word poems

Question 15

What metaphor is used to express that there is a hierarchy (order of power) in schools?

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school and a big-top circus tent

Question 16

What figurative devices are being used in this line: 'in a tidalwave of anti-depressants'?

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Hyperbole, metaphor, imagery

Question 17

What'ss the effect of the repetitive lines, 'To This Day' & 'Believe that they were wrong!'

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Emphasizes hope & self-esteem in face of bullying/hardship

Question 18

Thepoet uses a metaphor of a 'cast' thatkids put on.What's the meaning of this comparison?

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See sheet (weare capable of staying strong and never giv...)

Questions 19