Poetry Elements

A group of lines in poetry is called

• a stanza

• rhyme scheme

• rhyming

• verses

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The pattern of rhyming in poetry is known as

• a stanza

• rhyming

• rhyme scheme

• verses

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words?

• Repetition 
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Rhyme 

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What uses like or as to compare two apparently unlike things?

• Metaphor 
• Hyperbole 
• Simile 
• Repetition 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Imagery appeals to the ______________.

• brain
• senses
• crazy people
• memory

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"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 are in this poem?

• There are 3 stanzas.

• There are 2 stanzas.

• There are 5 stanzas.

• There is one stanza.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which literary device uses the five senses? (Taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound)

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Imagery

• Simile

Answer explanation

Imagery is whenever an author describes something else using any of the 5 senses.

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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

"What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

like a raisin in the sun?"

Why does the writer use this figurative language in this poem?

• To persuade the reader to not leave food outside.

• To describe how dreams can disappear under pressure or harsh conditions.

• To explain how they dreamed of putting a raisin in the sun.

• To highlight the importance of dreams.

Answer explanation

While this is about dreams, it is specifically talking about how they can disappear just like a raisin in the sun.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"Nature’s first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf’s a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay."

How many lines are in this poem?

• 8

• 10

• 5

• 4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

"What happens to a dream deferred?

      Does it dry up

      like a raisin in the sun?

      Or fester like a sore—

      And then run?

      Does it stink like rotten meat?

      Or crust and sugar over—

      like a syrupy sweet?

      Maybe it just sags

      like a heavy load.

      Or does it explode?"

What is the importance of the last stanza?

• This stanza is persuading that a lost dream can cause people to overwork.

• This stanza summarizes the entire poem.

• This stanza is explaining how explosions can harm people around them.

• This stanza emphasizes how ignoring dreams can cause terrible consequences.

Answer explanation

This poem is emphasizing how stifling a dream can cause terrible consequences by saying it could cause someone to "explode" (most likely emotionally).

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5