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Poetry Vocabulary Quiz

Authored by Renae Wells

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

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Poetry Vocabulary Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of poetry?

A type of writing that uses numbers and equations to express ideas

A type of writing that uses imaginative words to share ideas, emotions, or a story with the reader; written in lines and stanzas

A type of writing that uses only facts and information to inform the reader

A type of writing that uses dialogue to convey a message

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a stanza in a poem?

The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem

A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other groups of lines (like a paragraph)

A single line of words in a poem

A type of rhyme at the end of a line in a poem

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a simile?

A type of rhyme at the end of a line in a poem

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as

A figure of speech that compares two things using the words like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word 'trembling' mean?

Bent or twisted out of shape

Having confidence in something or counting on something to happen

A state of being confused or having lost your sense of direction

To quiver or shake without meaning to

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word 'infiltrating'?

To enter or become established gradually or secretly; to pass through by filtering

Animal that eats meat

A very hot day

Long, straight pieces of wood used in a floor

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word 'metaphor'?

A figure of speech that compares two things using the words like or as

A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A type of rhyme at the end of a line in a poem

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word 'alliteration'?

A figure of speech that compares two things using the words like or as

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A type of rhyme at the end of a line in a poem

A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

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