
Growing Pains - Poetry Practice

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English
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8th Grade
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Adrianne Fore
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The title of the poem refers to -
physical pain associated with growing older
emotional pain associated with growing up
pain that grows worse over time
pain that only grown-ups understand
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What literary or poetic element creates rhythm in the first stanza (lines 1-6)?
Personification
Metaphor
Rhyme
Repetition
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The words bawled me out (line 1) and okay (line 8) contribute to the poem's -
formal style
amusing style
journalistic style
conversational style
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following words is used as a metaphor in the poem?
lazy (line 2)
pigsty (line 3)
Stiff (line 9)
letter (line 14)
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
"Growing Pains" is a narrative poem because it -
expresses the speaker's thoughts and feelings
tells a story with characters and conflict
has no regular rhythm or rhyme scheme
describes the adventures of a hero
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Every line of the poem comes to a complete stop. The poem also contains many short sentences. This structure suggests that the poem's speaker -
is struggling to make sense of a series of events
is breathless with rage over her encounter with her mother
is trying to express the humdrum nature of an ordinary day
assumes that her audience will have trouble understanding long sentences
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The main idea that the writer most likely wants to convey is that -
worry can sometimes cause a person to lash out against a loved one
parents can sometimes behave like children
young people can feel scared when they realize parents have problems of their own
parents shouldn't share their personal problems with their children
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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