6th Poetry Quickcheck and Unit Test Review

When summarizing a poem what should you do?

• Use SWBST (Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then).

• Write about just the main idea of the poem.

• Tell the main idea of each stanza, in order.

• Panic.

Which of the following correctly uses RAP?

• The black hole in the corner was caused by the kleptomaniac gazebo. It came to life, then stole all of the antimatter in that spot.

• I am the very model of a modern major general. I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral.

  I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical. From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.

• Because my car got destroyed. Godzilla came in and smashed all of the cars, including mine.

• The universe exploded. It exploded when I tried to divide by zero.

Rephrase this sentence without using figurative language: My anger convinced me to throw the hot dog into the black hole.

• This guy named Anger convinced me to throw the hot dog into the black hole.

• My anger talked to me and told me to throw the hot dog into the black hole.

• Because of my anger, I threw the hot dog into the black hole.

• The hot dog leaped out of my hands into the black hole.

Which type of figurative language is being used?: My anger convinced me to throw the hot dog into the black hole.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

Which type of figurative language is being used?: The black hole devoured the hot dog like a whale eating a guppy.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

Which type of figurative language is being used?: I couldn't look away. My eyes were glued to the black hole.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

Which type of figurative language is being used?: When the hot dog went into the black hole, I thought about when my dog passed away and I bought myself a pet goldfish, but it didn't make me feel better.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

Which type of figurative language is being used?: It seemed like the black hole would only go away when pigs have wings.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

Which type of figurative language is being used?: As I disappeared into the black hole, I thought about the billions of times that I had told my friend not to mess with the fabric of space and time.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

What is being used in the following sentence?

In a minute more, the sun will rise and paint the bright blue sky a yellow gold.

• A simile

• The letter z

• Some imagery

• A bumblebee