Poetry Terms CFU

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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
George Kerschen
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the term for a thought that doesn't stop at the end of the line, but continues to the next, often used to create suspense or dynamic tension?
Anaphora
Cacophony
Carpe diem
Enjambment
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What term is best expressed here?
I am a feather on the bright sky
I am the blue horse that runs in the plain
I am the fish that rolls, shining, in the water
I am the shadow that follows a child
(N. Scott Momaday'The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee.')
Enjambment
Cacophony
Anaphora
Meter
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.11
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the term that means the use of harsh or jarring sounds, dissonance?
Epiphany
Cacophony
Free verse
Lyrical poetry
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which term is best illustrated in the line below?
Drink pups lease a sash hold, see it shine and a bobolink has pins. It shows a nail. ("Susie Asado," Gertrude Stein)
Lyrical poetry
Cacophony
Meter
Anaphora
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which term refers to a Latin phrase meaning "seize the day" and is often associated with a literary theme concerned with making the most of the present due to the shortness of life?
Enjambment
Meter
Carpe diem
Anaphora
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What term is illustrated in the stanza below?
She knew what
she was and so
was capable
of anything
("Fox," Rita Dove)
Lyrical poetry
Enjambment
Rhyme
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe poetry written without strict rhymes or meter, allowing for greater freedom and creativity in expression?
Lyrical poetry
Meter
Free verse
Epiphany
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.11
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
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