Poetry Devices/Terms

Poetry Devices/Terms

8th Grade

33 Qs

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Poetry Devices/Terms

Poetry Devices/Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.8.3

+36

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Created by

Jane Menke

Used 10+ times

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33 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A group of lines in a poem
is called
stanza
paragraph
line break
form

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 

 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many stanzas in the poem above?
This poem has 1 stanza
This poem has 2 stanzas
This poem has 4 stanzas
This poem has 8 stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 

 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many lines in the poem above?
This poem has 1 line
This poem has 2 lines
This poem has 4 lines
This poem has 8 lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood

is called

rhyme

rhythm

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

rhyme

rhythm

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Using words that have the same

(or very similar)

ending sound

is called

rhyme

rhythm

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The use of

words that vividly describe a sound

(the word mimics the sound)

so that readers can clearly "hear" them

is called

rhyme

rhythm

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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