Fire-Flowers Poetry Quiz

How many stanzas are there?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How many lines are in the first stanza?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

How many lines are in the second stanza?

• One

• Two

• Four

• Five

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Count the syllables in each line of the poem. What do you notice?

• Each line has the same number of syllables

• The number of syllables in each line varies

• Every other line has the same number of syllables

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza of Fire-Flowers?

• AABBC

• ABAAB

• ABCAC

• ABCDE

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Does the second stanza have the same rhyme scheme as the first stanza?

• YES

• NO

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Circle the first two words of the first stanza and the first two words of the second stanza. What do you notice?

• They both repeat alliteration and rhyme

• They have different metaphors

• They both repeat an understatement

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What personification is used in lines 3-5 of the poem?

• The flower is described as sweet.

• The flower is described as lifting its head and hiding its scars.

• The flower is like a gentle spirit.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the poet describing in lines 3-5? What “scars” is the wildflower hiding?

• The poet describes the beauty of a forest fire; the scars are the raging flames.

• The poet describes a person rising after a devastating forest fire; the scars are the grief and destruction after the fire.

• The poet describes the human emotion of grief; the scars are the flowers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the poet mean by the simile “some gentle spirit sorrow-fed” in line 4?

• The flower is eating spoonfuls of sorrow

• The flower represents a person whose spirit has suffered from a deep sorrow

• The spirit is like a bright, glowing flower.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4