Poetry Terms and "The Road Not Taken"
Authored by Jonathan Burchett
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Rhyme
The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a line of verst
a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produced in verse by a regular repeating of stressed and unstressed syllables
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Rhythm
The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a line of verse
a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produced in verse by a regular repeating of stressed and unstressed syllables
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Alliteration
a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding
a literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
a pair of consecutive lines of poetry that create a complete thought or idea
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Imagery
the formation of a mental image of something
a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produced in verse by a regular repeating of stressed and unstressed syllables
a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature
elements of a poem that invoke any of the five senses to create a set of mental images
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Metaphor
a comparison that shows how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in another important way
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Simile
a comparison that shows how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in another important way
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
a single line of poetry
something that reveals or is a sign for something else, often something abstract
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Allusion
a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding
a stanza in a poem that has exactly four lines
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
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