What Makes a Poem a Poem?

What Makes a Poem a Poem?

5th - 8th Grade

6 Qs

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What Makes a Poem a Poem?

What Makes a Poem a Poem?

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English

5th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RL.6.4, RL.5.5, RL.7.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a characteristic traditionally associated with poetry?

Rhythm

Condensed language

Intense feelings

Paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following was not an example from the lesson that would not be considered a traditional concept of poetry?

Visual art

Debates

Speeches

Songs

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In what way was Joanna Smith’s tweet like a poem?

Smith used shortened language to create a powerful image (like a tweet)

Smith used rhyming patterns common in many poems

Smith used line breaks

Smith published her work in a collection of poems

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The word poetry comes from the Greek “poiesis.” What does this word mean?

To rhyme

To write

To make

To think

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is a haiku?

A type of poem that consists of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables

A type of poem that consists of three lines of 7, 5, and 5 syllables

A type of poem that rhymes and is often sung

A type of poem that creates a shape or picture that adds to its meaning

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does Reinhard Dohl’s “Apfel” have in common with e.e. cummings’ “l(a)”?

The musical quality of language is emphasized in both poems

The visual arrangement of words is important to the meaning of each poem

Both are written in English

Both are considered free verse poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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