The Art of Poetry

What is a type of writing that does not follow a regular meter or rhyme scheme?

• haiku

• cinquain

• free verse

• limerick

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

To explain how a car moves by comparing it to a horse running.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

During the storm, the wind whispered secrets to the trees is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What literary device is exemplified by the phrase 'Ring! Ring!' in a telephone advertisement?

• rhyme

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is the repeated sound of 'the bell in the school'?

Hearing it ring so loud and clear

Students rush to the hallway;

Excitedly waiting to hear

The signal for the end of the day.

• s

• f

• o

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is a stanza in poetry?

• one paragraph of a novel

• the conclusion of a story

• a group of lines in poetry

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What device is used here:
Alex hit the alarm clock
Becky baked brownies
Sam sang a song

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

In a speech, which literary device is an extreme exaggeration?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

All of the following are examples of animal sounds except

• Bark

• Meow

• Sing

• Moo

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6