poetry

What is a metaphor?

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• a comparison without using "like" or "as"

• an exaggeration for effect

• a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• "He clasps the crag with crooked hands."

• "My heart leaps up when I behold."

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does the term "imagery" refer to in poetry?

• the use of figures of speech

• the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• the use of vivid language to create pictures in the reader's mind

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• "The bees buzzed noisily around the hive."

• "She is as brave as a lion."

• "The sun smiled down on us."

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the purpose of using personification in poetry?

• to give human characteristics to animals, objects, or ideas

• to add length and interest to poems

• to create a sense of rhythm

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• "The snow is a white blanket."

• "He is as strong as an ox."

• "Time is money."

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following best describes the theme of a poem?

• the main subject that the poem is about

• the underlying message or insight that the poem conveys

• the narrator or speaker of the poem

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What literary device is illustrated in the line "Whispering the whimsical secrets of the windy night"?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• rhythm

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a stanza?

• a group of lines in a poem, considered as a unit

• the repetition of sounds at the end of words

• the attitude of the speaker toward the subject of the poem

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• "I'm so hungry I could eat a ton."

• "The wind whispered through the trees."

• "He is the apple of my eye."

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3