Poetry Terms Review

Poetry Terms Review

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.11-12.3, RI. 9-10.9

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Tracy Fountain

Used 90+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

Rhythm

Tone

Meter

Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

stanza

Verse

Meter

Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle

automobile

onomatopoeia

Allusion

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”

simile

Consonance

Metaphor

Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

Stanza

Alliteration

rhyme

free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author’s specific word choice. 

tone

diction

rhythm

meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

theme

moral

lesson

main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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