Poetry Pre-Test
Authored by Elizabeth Dugan
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
What does the term 'hyperbole' mean?
Extreme exaggeration
Comparison between two unlike options not using 'like' or 'as'
Comparison between two unlike options that does use 'like' or 'as'
Play on the multiple meanings of two or more words
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
What is a direct metaphor?
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison between two unlike objects that does not use 'like' or 'as' and directly states one thing is another
A comparison between two unlike objects that does not use 'like' or 'as' and implies one thing is another (does not directly state)
A play on the multiple meanings of two words
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
Implied metaphor
Extreme exaggeration
A comparison between two unlike objects that does not use 'like' or 'as' to directly state one thing is another
A comparison between two unlike objects that does not use 'like' or 'as' and implies that one thing is another (does not directly state)
A comparison between two unlike objects that does use 'like' or 'as' to directly state one thing is another
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
What does personification mean?
Extreme exaggeration
A metaphor in which non-human objects are given human characteristics
A comparison between two unlike objects that does use 'like' or 'as'
A play on the multiple meanings of two or more words
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
What is a simile?
A reference to a person, place, character, etc. from history, music, literature, etc.
A comparison between two objects or things that does use 'like' or 'as'
A play on the multiple meanings of two or more words
A metaphor in which non-human objects are given human characteristics
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
What does the term 'oxymoron' refer to?
The use of same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together.
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
The use of contradictory terms found side by side to make a point.
A play on the multiple meanings of 2 or more words.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
onomatopoeia
The use of same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
Language that appeals to the senses (taste, sight, touch, hear, smell)
When the vowel sound within a word matches the same sound in a nearby word, but the surrounding consonant sounds are different.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
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