Unit 1 Quiz: FIDDS and Poe

FIDDS stands for.....

• Figurative Language, Imitation, Details, Denotation, Simile

• Figurative Language, Imagery, Diction, Details, Syntax

• Figurative Language, Imagery, Denotation, Distinction, Syntax

• Figurative Language, Imagery, Details, Diction, Speaker

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is being used?

Her face is like a sunbeam.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is being used?

The fireworks went "bam!" as they exploded across the sky.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is being used?

The waterfall was a crystal curtain.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker is upset over losing a...

• book

• loved one

• bird

• statue

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe...

What inference can you make about the speaker's current state of mind from the references to the evening as "Plutonian"?

• He worries that the raven is sick.

• He is confused by the raven's answers.

• He is preoccupied with death and ghosts.

• He fears that Lenore is held captive.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe...

What does the speaker imagine after the raven first speaks?

• hearing tapping

• seeing Lenore

• drinking deeply

• smelling incense

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe...

The repetition of "still is sitting" in the last stanza helps you infer that the speaker

• resents the raven's presence in the room

• thinks the raven is a sign from heaven

• has grown friendly with the raven

• wonders if the raven will speak again

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In "Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, how many rooms are there?

• 2

• 5

• 7

• 1

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the following excerpt from "Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, and answer the question.

"He bore aloft a dagger, and had approached, in rapid impetuosity, to within three or four feet of the retreating figure, when the latter, having attained the extremity of the velvet apartment, turned suddenly and confronted the pursuer."

Choose the paraphrase that best clarifies how the character Prince Prospero is described

• He ran at the figure with a knife until the figure reached the black room and turned to confront him.

• He dashed into the black room with a knife and stabbed the masked figure.

• He ran into the black room so that he could confront the figure before the figure got there.

• He grabbed a knife and ran into the black room after the figure went into the room.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10