Adult Fiction by Ian McMillan

Does this poem have a rhyme scheme?

• Yes

• No

What is a stanza?

• A stanza is a poem with more than ten lines.

• A stanza is a group of lines in a poem.

• A stanza is someone who loves to stand up.

• A stanza is a made up word.

• A stanza is the number of lines in a poem.

How many stanzas are there in this poem?

• 32

• 5

• 4

• none

How many lines are in this poem?

• 30

• 32

• 0

• 45

"Clickety-clicking" is an example of

(choose two answers)

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• idiom

Mrs Dove is

Who do you think is the narrator of the poem?

Find three examples of proper nouns in the poem.

• Everyman

• Seven

• Adult Fiction

• Friday

• Library

Why is Adult Fiction an example of a proper noun in this context?

Find an example of repetition: