Comparing and Contrasting Poetry

Comparing and Contrasting Poetry

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Comparing and Contrasting Poetry

Comparing and Contrasting Poetry

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.5, RI. 9-10.9, RL.8.10

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mary Ayers

Used 16+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the poem, Because I could not stop for Death?

Emily Dickinson

Rogers McGough

Mary Ayers

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does she compare death to in the poem?

A gentleman

A horse

A nightmare

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the poem, Because I could not stop for Death" about?

The writer is being ironic. She explains that she cannot stop for Death so he comes to pick her up and take her to her grave.

The writer fights Death with all of her force but eventually she succumbs.

Death tricks the writer into coming with him.

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

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the theme of the poem, "Because I could not stop for death."

Death is going to happen whether you stop or not.

Death is awful and will hunt you down.

Death is a passage way to heaven.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote, "Let Me Die a Young Man's Death"?

Roger McGough

Emily Dickinson

Drake

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the poem, "Let Me Die a Young Man's Death" about?

the writer is saying he wants to live a full life and desires his old age to be fun and exciting

the writer wants to die young

the writer is afraid to die

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the author of "Let Me Die..." feel about death?

light hearted and ironic

afraid

bored and uninteresting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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