(Q2)Quiz 1 Review: Poetic Devices

"I am the sun
I am the moon
I am the light
I am the dark..."
is an example of

• METAPHOR/ SIMILE
• ANAPHORIC Repetition 
• PERSONIFICATION
• EPISTROPHE Repetition 

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Stacy silently stood and stared sadly at the stars above is an example of 

• rhythm
• rhyme
• alliteration
• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Her eyes shine like the morning sun
• His dog eats a boat load of food
• The walls stretch to the ceiling 
• Our classroom is a zoo

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is the Shakespearean Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?

• a b b a a b b ac d e c d e  
• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
• ABCCBA DEFFED
• ABCDEFGHIJKL

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CCSS.RL.7.4

In O Captain! My Captain, who does the captain in the poem symbolize? 

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Donald Trump
• Captain Jack Sparrow

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

In Sonnet 130, how does the speaker's mistress compare to such symbols as the sun, coral, and a rose?

• She is more beautiful
• She is as beautiful
• She does not rival their beauty
• She combines them all into her special beauty

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

giving a non-living object human characteristics.

• personification
• simile
• hyperbole
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

an extreme exaggeration to emphasize the truth or show humor.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"I have a ton of chores to do when I get home..."
is an example of....

• symbol
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is anaphora?

• When your dog impregnates your fish 
• Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.
• specific word choice
• the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4