Poetry

Poetry

Assessment

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English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.4, L.4.5A, RL.11-12.3

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a stanza in poetry?

Back

A stanza is a group of lines arranged together in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define personification in poetry.

Back

Personification is a literary device where an object or animal is given human characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the purpose of using personification in poetry?

Back

Personification helps to create vivid imagery and emotional connections by attributing human traits to non-human elements.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Provide an example of a simile.

Back

An example of a simile is: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is alliteration in poetry?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Give an example of alliteration.

Back

An example of alliteration is: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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