Practice Poetry Test

What is the voice that narrates a poem?

• author

• poet

• speaker

• character

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Haiku are traditionally about what subject?

• three lines

• nature

• animals

• conflicts

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

In "Maestro," what is the musician thinking about while the audience applauds him?

• his paycheck

• his first concert

• his first piano teacher

• his parents

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

In "Loo-Wit," the "woman" having weapons is an example of what figurative language?

• personification

• exaggeration

• symbolism

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In poetry, repetition is the repeated use of what?

• words

• phrases

• sentences

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

The line "Nearer he came and nearer" in "The Highwayman" creates what feeling?

• happiness

• suspense

• grief

• sadness

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Why does the speaker in "How I Learned English" say shin instead of head?

• He has a concussion and can't think clearly.

• He does not know English very well.

• He just accidentally says the wrong word.

• He is trying to trick the other boys.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Why do the words "back through" get repeated in "Train Tune"?

• to create the sound effect of a train on tracks

• to make sure the reader understands the train is traveling backwards

• to make the poem rhyme

• to make the poem have figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Does the poem "Annabel Lee" rhyme?

• yes

• no

• throughout only parts of the poem

• in the first and last stanzas only

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What item does the mother in "Mother to Son" compare her life to?

• a crystal stair

• crystal

• a wooden staircase

• a house

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5