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10th grade Poetry Terms

Authored by Sabrina Davidson

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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10th grade Poetry Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Meter

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

A single line of poetry.

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”

A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Diction
Alliteration
Simile
Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. 

Allusion
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

Enjambment
Rhythm
Simile
Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” 

Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A word that sounds like what it means. 

Onomatopoeia
Consonance
Metaphor
Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.

Rhythm
Caesura
Alliteration
Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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