12th Poetry Unit

Which style of writing seeks to say the most with the fewest words?

• verse

• prose

• nonfiction

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

T or F? Poetry's origin is found in the verse stories that were used prior to books.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of poetry?

• fewer words

• is not always pretty

• must rhyme

• sounds are important

Which word refers to a pattern of beats in poetry?

• scansion

• rhyme scheme

• rhythm

• couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is most common modern metric pattern?

• iambic

• trochaic

• anapestic

• spondaic

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which term refers to a line of poetry that contains five metric feet?

• dimeter

• trimeter

• tetrameter

• pentameter

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which term refers to a grouping of six lines with a definitive metric pattern?

• couplet

• sestet

• octave

• quatrain

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

T or F: Free verse is verse with no definite rhyme or meter.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

Which term refers to non-interpretive language?

• literal

• figurative

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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

The repetition of vowel sounds within words...

• consonance

• assonance

• alliteration

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8