Literature exam (Poetry Terms)

Literature exam (Poetry Terms)

6th - 8th Grade

17 Qs

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Literature exam (Poetry Terms)

Literature exam (Poetry Terms)

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.5, RL.7.10, RL.5.3

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Molly Weasley

Used 5+ times

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

repetition of initial consonant sounds within a tight group of words

Allusion

Anaphora

Alliteration

Anapest

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The most common meter in English verse. It consists of a line ten syllables long that is accented on every second beat 

Alliteration

Anapest

Allusion

Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of each line

Alliteration

Anapest

Allusion

Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a metrical foot containing two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. 

Alliteration

Anapest

Allusion

Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the repetition of vowel sounds within a tight group of words. 

Couplet

Assonance

Enjambment

Caesura

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It consists of two lines. Typically, those two lines will have the same meter or rhyme.

Couplet

Assonance

Enjambment

Caesura

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next. You can spot this when you notice a lack of punctuation at the end of a line

Couplet

Assonance

Enjambment

Caesura

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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