POETRY

Open Ended

What do you think makes poetry different from other forms of writing?

Multiple Choice

In the line: "Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair" (Langston Hughes), the poet is using:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lines shows a sad mood?

• The sun rises and fills the world with light.

• The dark night covered me like a blanket of sorrow.

• The birds sing sweetly in the morning breeze.

• The children laugh as they play in the rain.

Multiple Choice

What do we call the pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem?

• Meter

• Rhythm

• Rhyme scheme

• Tone

Multiple Choice

The line: "Hope is the thing with feathers – that perches in the soul" compares hope to a bird. This is an example of:

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Open Ended

How can analyzing the structural and linguistic elements of a poem help us understand its sociocultural, historical, or biographical background?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a tool poets use to create a sensory experience for the reader?

• Rhythmic patterns

• Vivid imagery

• Figurative language

• Literal statements

Open Ended

Explain how rhythm and thought units contribute to the meaning of a poem.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are elements through which sense is revealed in poetry?

• Diction

• Images and Sense Impressions

• Figures of Speech

• Metaphors

Open Ended

Give an example of visual imagery from poetry and explain how it appeals to the reader's senses.

Open Ended

Explain how poets use sensory imagery to enhance the reader's experience, citing examples from the poems provided.

Multiple Choice

Which line creates a visual image that appeals to the sense of sight?

• Half hidden from the eye

• Fair as a star

• She dwelt among the untrodden ways

• When only one is shining in the sky

Open Ended

In the poem 'She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways', how does the poet use imagery to convey the uniqueness of the woman?

Multiple Choice

What do diction, imagery, and figure of speech in this passage mainly emphasize about the woman?

• Her wealth and power

• Her hidden and rare beauty

• Her anger and sadness

• Her intelligence and wisdom

Multiple Choice

Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."

• Diction

• Imagery

• Simile

• Personification

Multiple Choice

Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence: "She is a rose among thorns."

• Diction

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

Open Ended

What is one new thing you learned about writing poetry today, and how might you use it in your own writing?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST defines imagery in poetry?

• The beat or rhythm of a poem

• The use of words that appeal to the five senses

• The rhyme at the end of each line

• The number of stanzas in a poem