Poetry Unit Pre-Assessment

A unique way of writing thoughts, feelings and experiences, using compressed language and imagery to appeal the the readers' emotions and imagination is ____________.

• Diction

• Prose

• Poetry

Figurative language is ______________________.

• Language which is not literal or has a deeper meaning; can include similes, metaphors, and personfication

• A unique way of writing thoughts, feelings and experiences, using compressed language and imagery to appeal to the readers' emotions and imagination

• The ordinary form of spoken/written language which includes short stories, novels, and essays

Which of the following is the definition of Rhyme?

• A deliberate choice of words to create a specific style

• Repition of sounds in words at the end of a line of a poem

• A pattern of sounds created by stressed and unstressed syllables

What is the definition of theme?

• an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

• a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

• a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.

What is a group of lines separated from others in the poem?

• Meter

• Free verse

• Form

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does a simile do that a metaphor does not?

• uses "like" or "as" to compare

• compares two or more things

• paints a vivid picture

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What are characteristics of free verse poetry? Check all that apply

• Does not rhyme

• does not have a regular meter

• musical

• inconsistent

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.

• A single word
• A sentence
• A part of sentence
• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

____________ is a comparison of two unlike things, but does not use the words "like" or "as".

• Simile
• Synonym
• Personification
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

__________ a comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as".

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Synonym
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G