Understanding the Genre of Poetry
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English
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of poetry?
It is musical, melodic, and rhythmical.
It makes use of language that is metaphorical or symbolic, not direct.
It is less concentrated than prose
It makes use of brevity and conciseness.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.11
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which category of poetry aims to tell stories?
Narrative poems
Dramatic Poems
Lyric Poems
Poetic Poems
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Haikus are classified under what category of poetry?
Narrative poems
Dramatic Poems
Lyric Poems
Poetic Poems
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which element of poetry refers to the literal representation of an experience or object that is perceived through the senses?
Sound
Figurative Language
Persona
Imagery
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which element of poetry refers to speaker of the poem?
Sound
Figurative Language
Persona
Imagery
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figure of speech is employed in the following line?
“…cold, collecting, calculating, crowd… “
Alliteration
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first line in the poem goes “more than half of my life”.
This may signify that the persona is _______.
an infant
an adult
a child
a teenager
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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