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Playground Blues

Quotes and Questions based on 'Back in the Playground Blues' by Adrian Mitchell

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Who wrote the poem 'Back in the Playground Blues'? Adrian Mitchell
What is Alliteration? Alliteration is when two or more words beside each other begin with the same letter. ' beetle on its' black back'
What is Repetition? Repetition is when a word or a phrase is used more than once. 'Dreamed I was back in the playground'
What is a Metaphor? Metaphor is when you compare two things without using the words 'like', 'as' or 'than'. 'deep voice talking, it had that iceberg sound'
What is Imagery? Imagery is when you describe something using words. 'broken black tarmac,' 'high fence'
What is the Theme? Theme means the main idea of a piece of writing eg. Bullying
What is a Stanze? Stanza is another word for verse (the paragraphs used in poetry).
What does the word Title mean? Title means the name of a poem, novel, drama or any piece of writing.
What does the term Hyperbole mean? Hyperbole - is another word for exaggeration eg. 'The playground was three miles long and five miles wide.'
What does the term Setting mean? Setting - this is where the action/memory is. The term setting answers the question Where? eg. The Playground
I dreamed I was back in the playground , I was about four feet high 
Yes I dreamed I was back in the playground, standing about four feet high
Well the playground was three miles long and the playground was five miles wide 
Well you get it for being Jewish   
And you get it for being black 
You get it for being chicken 
  And you get it for fighting back  
You get it for being big and fat   
Get it for being small   
Oh those who get it get it and get it 
For any damn thing at all 
I heard a deep voice talking, it had that iceberg sound
‘It prepares them for Life’ - but I have never found 
Any place in my life worse than The Killing Ground.
What is Personification? Personification is when human qualities is given to an object eg. 'high fence running all around',
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