The poet's attitude toward his or her subject.

The feeling a reader gets when reading the poem.

What do similes and metaphors have in common?

They don't have anything in common.

The use of sounds, words, phrases or whole lines more than once.

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

Knowing what is important in the poem.

Which is an example of personification

My eggs stared back like sick eyes

Which is an example of imagery?

I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.

I love the stars like a woman loves her child

lines repeated in a song or ballad

when someone wants to be violent but follows the rules

when someone wants to tell a mean person bad things but stops

The rhyme scheme is usually ______

the second and fourth lines of each stanza

the first and third lines of each stanza

there is no specific rhyme scheme

In "Barbara Allen," John Graeme is sick because

Barbara Allen refused to come to him

his messenger reached Barbara Allen too late

Barbara Allen snubs John Graeme because he

sent his man for her instead of coming himself

What does Barbara Allen feel when she hears the death bells ringing for John?

curious as to who her next boyfriend will be

In "Barbara Allen," What does the phrase "make my bed soft and narrow" mean?

she is really tired from her walk and needs a long nap

She will lose weight because she is so sad about John dying

In "Robin Hood," why does Robin Hood thank the old woman?

for traveling with him on the road to Nottingham

What is the outcome of "Robin Hood and the Three Squires"?

The sheriff is hanged, and RObin Hood helps the three squires escape

The sheriff captures Robin Hood, but the old man punishes him

Robin Hood frees the squires and then runs away

RObin Hood pays an intimidating visit to the sheriff

What is the "paction" (pact) that the husband and wife make in "Get Up and Bar the Door"?

THe first person to speak has to get up and shut the door

If robbers appear, it will be too dangerous to get up and shut the door

The wife tells the husband she will shut the door when she's finished cleaning the kitchen

In "Robin Hood," how does Robin Hood view the sheriff?

a man who is only doing his job

the dutiful servant of the king

Elements of Poetry

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.8.5, RL.8.4, RL.7.4

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56 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Groups of lines in a poem are called

stanzas

sections

paragraphs

parts

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Poems are meant to be read aloud.

true

false

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

When words end with the same sounds, the words

verse

rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The "beat" of the poem is called the

rhythm

rhyme

stanza

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

When a poem repeats sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines, he or she is using

rhyme

stanza

repetition

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"

hyperbole

metaphor

alliteration

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison. It often uses "is" in the comparison.

metaphor

simile

onomatopoeia

adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Elements of Poetry

56 questions

Groups of lines in a poem are called

Poems are meant to be read aloud.

When words end with the same sounds, the words

The "beat" of the poem is called the

When a poem repeats sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines, he or she is using

A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"

A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison. It often uses "is" in the comparison.

Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.

Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal

A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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