Poetry, Figurative Language, Literary Devices, Tone and Mood

Poetry Review

Multiple Choice

What is poetry?

• A traditional story

• A piece of writing that express feelings and ideas

• A piece of writing that is repeated vmultiple times using lines and stanzas

• A piece of writing that follows grammatical rules

Poll

How do you feel about your understanding of poetry?

• This is SO easy! I already knew this.

• I understand it but I need more practice.

• I'm very confused and don't understand what is going on.

Multiple Choice

Why do writers use figurative language?

• To be grammatically correct.

• To structure their writing into paragraphs.

• To make song lyrics entertaining

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.

Literary Devices

Multiple Choice

When the story goes back to previous events

• Irony

• Time travel

• Theme

• Flashback

Multiple Choice

When something hints to a later event in the story

• Flashback

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Point of view

Multiple Choice

What is conflict?

• A struggle between two opposing forces

• A disagreement between two characters

• When the narrator does not know all of the information

• The main message of a text

Multiple Choice

What is the literary definition of a imagery?

• A way of speaking that's characteristic of a particular place or group of people

• Language that creates word pictures and appeals to the senses

• Comparing two unlike things directly, without using a word of comparison

• Comparing two unlike things using a word of comparison such as "like"

Poll

How do you feel about your understanding of literary devices?

• This is SO easy! I already knew this.

• I understand it but I need more practice.

• I'm very confused and don't understand what is going on.

Tone & Mood Review

Multiple Choice

What is mood?

• where and when a story takes place

• the author's reason for writing a story

• the author's attitude toward the story

• how the story makes you feel

Multiple Choice

What is tone?

• where and when a story takes place

• the author's reason for writing a story

• the author's attitude toward the story

• how the story makes you feel

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes the tone of the sentence below?

The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with imagery and language.

• admiring

• bitter

• sad

• hopeful

Multiple Choice

What word best describes the mood of this passage...

The Christmas tree glittered with glass decorations and sparkling lights. The house smelled of gingerbread and vanilla and the sound of laughter came from the kitchen

• Depressing

• Festive

• Tragic

• Uncertain

Poll

How do you feel about your understanding of tone and mood?

• This is SO easy! I already knew this.

• I understand it but I need more practice.

• I'm very confused and don't understand what is going on.