Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms

6th - 8th Grade

18 Qs

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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.4, L.4.5, L.7.6

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Heather Fullbright

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The way a poem is laid out on the page

is called

Stanza

Line Break

Paragraph

Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A group of lines in a poem

is called

Stanza

Line Break

Paragraph

Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.


It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.


How many stanzas in the poem above?

1 stanza

2 stanzas

4 stanzas

8 stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.


It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.


How many lines in the poem above?

1 line

2 lines

4 lines

8 lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood

is called

Rhyme

Rhythm

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

Rhyme

Rhythm

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Using words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound is called

Rhyme

Rhythm

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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