Poetry Review

A group of lines in a poem is called

• stanza

• line break

• paragraph

• form

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

How many stanzas are in the following poem?

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

• This poem has 1 stanza

• This poem has 4 stanzas

• This poem has 2 stanzas

• This poem has 8 stanzas

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

How many lines does the following poem have?

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.

• This poem has 1 line

• This poem has 4 lines

• This poem has 2 lines

• This poem has 8 lines

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

The musical quality produced byt he repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The use of words that describe and mimic a sound so that readers can "hear" them is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A comparison or two unlike things using "like" or "as" is called

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech that offers an exaggerated statement in order to highlight a point is called

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A figure of speech that gives human-like characteristics to an abstract idea or non-human thing is called

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3