Comparing and Contrasting Poetry

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English
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8th Grade
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Mary Ayers
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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
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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.
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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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