8th Grade Poetry Unit Test
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English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "A Poison Tree", what is the rhyming scheme (pattern)?
Line first and fourth line rhyme.
No lines rhyme
Each stanza contains two pairs of lines that rhymes
The second and third line rhyme
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "A Poison Tree", what does line 1 through 4 tell the reader?
The speaker’s unwillingness to share their frustration with their enemy causes their anger to increase.
The speaker wishes he could share with his friend how irritated he is.
The speaker has a difficult time speaking with people.
The speaker has an increasing amount of furry towards their friend and enemy.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Throughout the poem "A Poison Tree", the speaker compares his escalating anger to--
a forest
growing an apple tree
plowing a field
building a water fountain
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line in "A Poison Tree" indicates that the speaker’s wrath increased over time?
Night & morning with my tears
Till it bore an apple bright
I was angry with my foe
And it grew both day and night
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "A Poison Tree", what does the apple symbolize?
The speaker’s foe’s happiness and delight
The speaker’s passion for gardening
The speaker’s anger and resentment
The speaker’s foe’s interest and curiosity
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the end of the poem "A Poison Tree", what happens to the speaker’s foe?
The speaker and the foe become friends.
The speaker finds his foe dead on the ground.
The speaker continues to grow apple trees.
The speakers finds his foe taking a nap beneath the apple tree.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using the following two lines from the poem "A Poison Tree", what do they convey to the reader--
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
The speaker’s way of pretending to be friendly in order to bring their enemy closer.
How the sun makes the speaker smile.
The speaker’s explanation for his rage.
Why the speaker seeks revenge against his friends.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
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