Unit 3/Poetry Practice Assessment/CKLA

Front

What structure is poetry written in?

Back

Lines and stanzas.

Front

Which poetry term refers to the 'narrator' of the poem?

Back

Speaker.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Front

What is a stanza?

Back

A group of lines in a poem.

Front

What is a line in poetry?

Back

A single row of words in a poem.

Front

What does it mean to 'hold fast' to dreams?

Back

To keep and cherish your dreams.

Front

What is the main theme of 'Dreams' by Langston Hughes?

Back

The importance of holding onto dreams.

Front

Identify a simile in this sentence: 'My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.'

Back

'as soft as a cloud' is a simile.