Poetry Terms - Grade 8

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English
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8th Grade
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Abigail Tuck
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is "the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse"?
rhyme scheme
free verse poetry
Haikus
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do we call "groups of lines separated to form the rhythm of the poem"?
stanzas
building blocks
forms
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do we call a two line stanza?
Couplet
Quatrain
Free verse
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do we call a four line stanza?
Couplet
Quatrain
Free verse
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of narrative poetry?
Tell a story
Be acted out
Express emotions and feelings
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of dramatic poetry?
Tell a story
To be acted out
Express emotions and feelings
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of lyric poetry?
Tell a story
To be acted out
Express emotions and feelings
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
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