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Poetry Literary Devices Quiz

Authored by Sara Kisamore

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Poetry Literary Devices Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.

Consonance

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

Symbol

Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

Meter

Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

Stanza

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A story/narrative in poetic form.

Ballad

Enjambment

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”

Assonance

Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

Theme

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

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